Rita Spathis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4300479 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rita Spathis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rita |
| FAMILY NAME | Spathis |
| SIGNATURE | SPATHIS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Laboratory of Evolutionary Anthropology and Health Binghamton University Binghamton New York USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Predictors of milk cortisol in North American women
OBJECTIVES: Human milk content varies across mother-child dyads, environments, and populations. Among the hormones in milk is cortisol, a glucocorticoid; its impact on the breastfeeding child is unknown. Milk cortisol may constitute a signal to the child's developing physiology which can shape characteristics (e.g., growth, temperament) to prevailing environmental conditions. This exploratory study evaluated the maternal, breastfeeding, and infan…
Associations between milk cortisol and activity of the immune system of milk
OBJECTIVES: Both the immune system of human milk and milk cortisol have complex short- and long-term effects on child health and development. As understanding continues to grow of the independent effects of each of these components of milk, it is also important to investigate their intersection, including how milk cortisol affects the immune system of milk. We began this important endeavor through secondary analyses of archived milk specimens. ME…
Recent kuru‐induced female gene flow disrupted the coevolution of genes and languages in the Papua New Guinea highlands
OBJECTIVES: The island of New Guinea was settled by modern human over 50,000 years ago, and is currently characterized by a complex landscape and contains one-seventh of the world's languages. The Eastern Highlands of New Guinea were also the home to the devastating prion disease called kuru that primarily affected Fore-speaking populations, with some 68% of cases involving adult females. We characterized the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity o…
The origins and genetic distinctiveness of the chamorros of the Marianas Islands
BACKGROUND: Archaeological and linguistic evidence suggests the Marianas Islands were settled around 3,600 years before present (ybp) from Island Southeast Asia (ISEA). Around 1,000 ybp latte stone pillars and the first evidence of rice cultivation appear in the Marianas. Both traditions are absent in the rest of prehistoric Oceania. OBJECTIVE: To examine the genetic origins and postsettlement gene flow of Chamorros of the Marianas Islands. METHO…
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The origins and genetic distinctiveness of the chamorros of the Marianas Islands
BACKGROUND: Archaeological and linguistic evidence suggests the Marianas Islands were settled around 3,600 years before present (ybp) from Island Southeast Asia (ISEA). Around 1,000 ybp latte stone pillars and the first evidence of rice cultivation appear in the Marianas. Both traditions are absent in the rest of prehistoric Oceania. OBJECTIVE: To examine the genetic origins and postsettlement gene flow of Chamorros of the Marianas Islands. METHO…
Recent kuru‐induced female gene flow disrupted the coevolution of genes and languages in the Papua New Guinea highlands
OBJECTIVES: The island of New Guinea was settled by modern human over 50,000 years ago, and is currently characterized by a complex landscape and contains one-seventh of the world's languages. The Eastern Highlands of New Guinea were also the home to the devastating prion disease called kuru that primarily affected Fore-speaking populations, with some 68% of cases involving adult females. We characterized the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity o…
Associations between milk cortisol and activity of the immune system of milk
OBJECTIVES: Both the immune system of human milk and milk cortisol have complex short- and long-term effects on child health and development. As understanding continues to grow of the independent effects of each of these components of milk, it is also important to investigate their intersection, including how milk cortisol affects the immune system of milk. We began this important endeavor through secondary analyses of archived milk specimens. ME…
Predictors of milk cortisol in North American women
OBJECTIVES: Human milk content varies across mother-child dyads, environments, and populations. Among the hormones in milk is cortisol, a glucocorticoid; its impact on the breastfeeding child is unknown. Milk cortisol may constitute a signal to the child's developing physiology which can shape characteristics (e.g., growth, temperament) to prevailing environmental conditions. This exploratory study evaluated the maternal, breastfeeding, and infan…
Biology (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Evolutionary biology (2 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (2 works) · Gene (2 works) · Gene flow (2 works) · Genetic variation (2 works) · Genetics (2 works) · Infant Nutrition and Health (2 works)