J Strength Cond Res
February 2025
Taylor, K, and Little, SJ. Collegiate male athlete attitudes toward male and female strength and conditioning coaches. J Strength Cond Res 39(2): 277-280, 2025-Sports have long been male dominated, but there have been recent increases in the involvement of women in athletic administration and athlete support, that is, strength and conditioning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of several individual sleep traits have identified hundreds of genetic loci, suggesting diverse mechanisms. Moreover, sleep traits are moderately correlated, so together may provide a more complete picture of sleep health, while illuminating distinct domains. Here we construct novel sleep health scores (SHSs) incorporating five core self-report measures: sleep duration, insomnia symptoms, chronotype, snoring, and daytime sleepiness, using additive (SHS-ADD) and five principal components-based (SHS-PCs) approaches.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a paucity of literature discussing anticoagulation prescribing patterns after upper extremity orthopedic surgery. The purpose of this study is to use a large national database to identify trends in adverse events and anticoagulation prescribing following orthopedic shoulder surgery.
Materials And Methods: The TriNetX Research Network was utilized to identify all patients undergoing orthopedic shoulder surgery between January 2004 and December 2022.
On 14-15 November 2023, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) organized a workshop entitled "Systematic Approaches for ESKAPE Bacteria Antigen Discovery". The goal of the workshop was to engage scientists from diverse relevant backgrounds to explore novel technologies that can be harnessed to identify and address current roadblocks impeding advances in antigen and vaccine discoveries for the ESKAPE pathogens (, , , , and species). The workshop consisted of four sessions that addressed ESKAPE infections, antigen discovery and vaccine efforts, and new technologies including systems immunology and vaccinology approaches.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndigenous communities worldwide continue to disproportionately bear the burden during pandemics due to ongoing health inequities and systemic exclusion from pandemic decision-making processes. As the global community prepares for the next pandemic, it is critical to prioritise Indigenous leadership and governance within public health responses. This commentary highlights successful models of Indigenous-led pandemic responses during COVID-19 in Canada and Australia.
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