Excited to share our research on #earlylifeadversity and the pace of #lifehistory in the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey! @ckuzawa.bsky.social Stay tuned for an analysis linking all this to #epigeneticclocks and #biologicalaging onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Recalled Adverse Childhood Experiences Predict Behavioral Traits Associated With an Accelerated Life History in Cebu, Philippines

Objectives Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have long been associated with poor health in adulthood, with many researchers interpreting these findings as evidence of a “fast” life history. In th.....

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New article: @sccarrera.bsky.social & colleagues tested whether adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) predict "faster" life history characteristics in Cebu, Philippines. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb... 🧵

Recalled Adverse Childhood Experiences Predict Behavioral Traits Associated With an Accelerated Life History in Cebu, Philippines

Objectives Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have long been associated with poor health in adulthood, with many researchers interpreting these findings as evidence of a “fast” life history. In th...

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Hey #WildlifeDisease & #conservation folk, please check out our survey on attitudes to parasite conservation. Are parasites important for biodiversity, would you remove them to protect host welfare, or something more nuanced? We want to hear all views to improve guidance for practitioners 🪱🧪🌍🧵1/n

Per an NIH source: “Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”

This quote by @anthrofuentes.bsky.social resonates deeply: “Growing up human means growing up in a world of varying gender expectations, body types, reproductive options, family structures, and sexual orientations.” Let's embrace and embody this beautiful #diversity! #BeYou #LGBTQIAPlus

Opinion: Biological Science Rejects the Sex Binary, and That’s Good for Humanity

Science answers the question “is sex binary” by revealing that there are diverse ways of being male, female, or both.

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🧪 Check out our new paper in Sciences Advances! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🐒 When a severe drought hit a population of wild monkeys in Costa Rica, individuals with a stronger stress response were more likely to survive @jbeehner.bsky.social @irene-godoy.bsky.social

Stress responsiveness in a wild primate predicts survival across an extreme El Niño drought

White-faced capuchins with a stronger stress response to previous droughts were more likely to survive a severe El Niño drought.

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After 9 years in the making, it's finally out (!) White-faced capuchins with a stronger stress response to previous droughts were more likely to survive a severe El Niño drought. Kudos to the heroic efforts of first authors Sofia Carrera and Irene Godoy. www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....