Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Hannah Lee, Devin Collins, Kate E. Creevy, Daniel E. L. Promislow
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between age and activity in dogs based on dog and owner characteristics. The findings suggest that older dogs are less active, rural dogs are more active, and larger dogs are more active. Surprisingly, older owners tend to have more active dogs.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Callie M. Rogers, Michele M. Salzman, Zhanhai Li, Natascha Merten, Leah J. Russell, Hannah K. Lillesand, Freya M. Mowat
Summary: A newly designed questionnaire was used to assess visual behaviors in older dogs in different lighting conditions, and the results showed that visual behavior in older dogs varied with age and lighting conditions. Objective measurements of retinal function supported the subjective assessments of visual function in dogs.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Arne Stinchcombe, Nicole G. Hammond, Shawna Hopper
Summary: Maintaining executive functions is crucial for autonomy and daily activities. This study examined changes in executive function over a 3-year period using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Social determinants, such as social positioning, social support, and education, were not significantly associated with changes in executive function, suggesting that they may be related to initial differences in cognitive functioning rather than rapid cognitive aging.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Monika M. Safford, Evgeniya Reshetnyak, Madeline R. Sterling, Joshua S. Richman, Paul M. Muntner, Raegan W. Durant, John Booth, Laura C. Pinheiro
Summary: The study found that social determinants of health are associated with heart disease events. Increasing burden of social determinants is linked to higher risk of heart disease, with a stronger association seen in fatal incidents.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Jessica L. Graves, Brennen A. McKenzie, Zane Koch, Alexander Naka, Nathaniel Spofford, JoAnn Morrison
Summary: This retrospective cohort study evaluated age, sex, body weight, breed, neuter status, and age at neutering as risk factors for diagnosis of osteoarthritis in companion dogs. The results showed that older age, higher body weight, gonadectomy, and younger age at gonadectomy were significantly associated with higher risks of osteoarthritis in dogs.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kate E. Creevy, Joshua M. Akey, Matt Kaeberlein, Daniel E. L. Promislow
Summary: The Dog Aging Project aims to study the aging process in companion dogs through long-term research, collecting extensive data and samples to investigate the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors associated with aging.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Erika Guastafierro, Claudia Toppo, Barbara Corso, Rosa Romano, Rino Campioni, Ersilia Brambilla, Carla Facchini, Sara Bordoni, Matilde Leonardi
Summary: This study investigates the role of social networks and built environment as predictors of disability and quality of life in the Italian population aged over 50 years. The results show that people with a good social support network have higher levels of functioning and quality of life. However, the built environment does not significantly predict either disability or quality of life.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kendy Tzu-yun Teng, Dave C. Brodbelt, Camilla Pegram, David B. Church, Dan G. O'Neill
Summary: This study utilized VetCompass data to develop life tables for the UK companion dog population, broken down by sex, Kennel Club breed group, and common breeds. The results showed variations in life expectancy at age 0 among different genders and breeds. These life tables provide valuable insights into the life trajectory of different types of dogs and have significant implications for improving canine health and welfare.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley, Yvonne Baumer, Foster Osei Baah, Andrew S. Baez, Nicole Farmer, Christa T. Mahlobo, Mario A. Pita, Kameswari A. Potharaju, Kosuke Tamura, Gwenyth R. Wallen
Summary: Social determinants of health have a significant impact on the development of cardiovascular disease and its outcomes, but their influence is not fully understood. This review aims to further investigate the relationship between social determinants of health and cardiovascular disease, and provide a framework for future research and interventions.
CIRCULATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Shamatree Shakya, Susan G. Silva, Eleanor S. Mcconnell, Sara J. Mclaughlin, Michael P. Cary Jr
Summary: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome associated with adverse outcomes. This study aimed to identify older adults with distinct cardiometabolic typologies and examine their relationship with structural determinants and frailty. Three cardiometabolic subgroups were identified and it was found that the insulin-resistant subgroup had a higher risk of frailty.
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
(2024)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rhys Mantell, Ye In Jane Hwang, Kylie Radford, Silvija Perkovic, Patricia Cullen, Adrienne Withall
Summary: This study aims to conduct a rapid review on the prevalence and determinants of frailty in adult older people experiencing homelessness (PEH). The results indicate that frailty presents earlier and at higher rates in PEH, and factors such as drug and alcohol dependence, cognitive impairment, and psychosocial and structural determinants contribute to frailty. This research is important for researchers and practitioners interested in early intervention and prevention of frailty in PEH.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, Sandra Quezada, David T. Rubin, Sophie Balzora
Summary: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States, and there are socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic disparities in IBD. Strategies are proposed to achieve health equity in IBD, targeting medical trainees, providers, practices, communities, industries, and policies.
CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Duke Appiah, Sujata Luitel, Nayeli Fuentes, Chike C. Nwabuo
Summary: This study found a negative association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and 10-year CVD risk among participants from six LMICs, suggesting that interventions to enhance social cohesion may have beneficial effects on cardiovascular health in LMICs.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Richard Tran, Rebecca Forman, Elias Mossialos, Khurram Nasir, Aparna Kulkarni
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of social determinants of health on the risk of mortality in patients with congenital heart disease. The study found that black patients have a higher risk of mortality at different stages of heart disease development, and identified other social determinants of health that are associated with mortality risk.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kelley M. Anderson, Edilma Yearwood, William S. Weintraub, Yi Xia, Rebecca Scally, Hunter Groninger, Anirudh Rao, Jaeil Ahn
Summary: Social determinants of health have a significant impact on the health-related quality of life, advance care planning, and treatment preferences of patients with heart disease. Higher risk social determinants are associated with reduced quality of life, lower completion rate of advance care planning, female sex, and non-White race.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Caroline King, Devin Collins, Alisa Patten, Christina Nicolaidis, Honora Englander
Summary: Trust is essential in patient-physician relationships. This study explores the role of hospital-based addictions care in creating trusting relationships with patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). It found that an interprofessional addiction medicine service can improve trust levels among hospitalized people with SUDs by providing humanized care and demonstrating expertise, thus mitigating power struggles commonly experienced by these patients.
JOURNAL OF ADDICTION MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Greer A. Dolby
Summary: Genetic relatedness and diversity of populations today are influenced by ancient landscapes, especially along coastlines. Changes in sea levels during ice ages, narrow continental shelves, and habitat expansion have impacted the demographic expansions and resettlement of leafy seadragons in southern Australia.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Greer A. Dolby
Summary: The article explores the causal relationships between earth processes and the distribution of life on Earth. By using causal structures to depict these relationships, a deeper understanding can be gained on how landscape features shape biology.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kate E. Creevy, Joshua M. Akey, Matt Kaeberlein, Daniel E. L. Promislow
Summary: The Dog Aging Project aims to study the aging process in companion dogs through long-term research, collecting extensive data and samples to investigate the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors associated with aging.
Review
Ecology
Greer A. Dolby, Scott E. K. Bennett, Rebecca J. Dorsey, Maya F. Stokes, Brett R. Riddle, Andres Lira-Noriega, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Benjamin T. Wilder
Summary: Geogenomics is an emerging field that integrates geologic, climatic, and population genomic data to understand the cause-effect relationships between Earth and life. It helps in building a more unified theory and studying the boundary conditions of biodiversity generation and species' responses to geologic and climatic processes.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Sociology
Devin Collins
Summary: This article examines how residents of the CastleBraid luxury apartment complex in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood mediate tensions between their preferences and the negative consequences associated with gentrification. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu's cultural sociology, the study finds that residents make sense of gentrification through a group habitus, which obscures underlying spatial inequality patterns.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Raul Araya-Donoso, Joseph P. Orton, Mason J. Ryan, Cristina A. Jones, Kenro Kusumi, Greer A. Dolby
Summary: This study provides valuable information regarding the environmental conditions associated with the abundance of invasive species threatening turtle populations, helping to develop science-based management of freshwater ecosystems.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Michael N. Dawson, Camila C. Ribas, Greer A. Dolby, Sherilyn C. Fritz
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Raul Araya-Donoso, Sarah M. Baty, Pedro Alonso-Alonso, Maria Jose Sanin, Benjamin T. Wilder, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Greer A. Dolby
Summary: This study investigates the effects of generation time, dispersal rate, selection pressure, and recombination on population divergence. The results show that population differentiation can occur with or without a vicariant barrier, and divergent selection strengthens divergence. The removal of a barrier quickly erodes the divergence signal for high-dispersing species, but low-dispersal species retain divergence even after gene flow resumes.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Devin Collins, Hannah Lee, Matthew D. Dunbar, Kyle Crowder
Summary: While neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is negatively associated with overall physical activity, the relationship between disadvantage and specific walking behaviors is complex. Disadvantaged neighborhoods may encourage utilitarian walking despite reduced recreational walking due to fear of crime. This study examines the association between disadvantage and dog walking, a distinct walking behavior that is influenced by pet ownership and its impact on human health. The findings reveal that dog owners in more disadvantaged neighborhoods engage in less on-leash walking activity, possibly due to a fear-of-crime mechanism. These findings contribute to our understanding of the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and physical function and emphasize the importance of considering neighborhood disadvantage in public health interventions that promote dog ownership.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Sociology
Devin Collins, Katherine Beckett, Marco Brydolf-Horwitz
Summary: This article presents a case study of a poverty governance technique called JustCARE, which is supportive of Housing First and harm reduction. The study reveals the dynamics of how JustCARE emerged, grew, and gained acceptance within the business community, and highlights the role of external shocks (COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter uprisings) in enabling a non-punitive homelessness response alternative to be implemented.
Article
Virology
Karla L. Vargas, Simona Kraberger, Joy M. Custer, Elise N. Paietta, Melanie Culver, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Greer A. Dolby, Arvind Varsani
Summary: This study utilized viral metagenomics to identify a novel polyomavirus in fecal samples from wild rodents in the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. The discovery expands our understanding of rodent viral ecology and evolution.
ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Elizabeth Davalos-Dehullu, Sarah M. Baty, Robert N. Fisher, Peter A. Scott, Greer A. Dolby, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Diego Cortez
Summary: This study presents a chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of Urosaurus nigricaudus, a lizard endemic to the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. The researchers used PacBio long reads and HiRise scaffolding to generate a high-quality assembly with 1.87 Gb distributed in 327 scaffolds. They identified macrochromosomes and microchromosomes and predicted 17,902 protein-coding genes. The study also revealed the dosage compensation of the X chromosome and the extremely low effective population size of U. nigricaudus.
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)