Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Vol. 39 Article number: 9 (2020)

Clinical intervention studies suggested that the vitamin K supplementation might contribute to preventing bone loss in postmenopausal women. Authors examined the correlation between serum ucOC concentrations and bone status as measured by QUS among middle-aged and older Japanese men and women.

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Vol. 38 Article number: 16 (2019)

Epidemiological data regarding the association between serum levels of IGF-I and bone mineral acquisition during childhood are scarce. In this research, authors investigated the association between serum levels of IGF-I and bone status during puberty. 

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Best Reviewer Award 2019 is awarded to:

• Keita Ishibashi (Chiba University, Japan)

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Journal of Physiological Anthropology (JPA) is the official journal of the Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology. JPA is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on the physiological functions of modern mankind, with an emphasis on the physical and bio-cultural effects on human adaptability to the current environment.
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Although one of the objectives of the Journal of Physiological Anthropology is to evaluate physiological adaptations to modern living environments, however the other objective is to publish the researches from different scientific fields that are concerned with environmental impact on human life. We are very much concerned with the environmental changes, mainly contributed by human activities, that are affecting us in various ways. 
One of the effects of environmental changes affecting human life is emergence of new infectious diseases, and re-immergence of infections which were under control before. Therefore, the editorial board has decided to publish a special issue to publish selected research and review articles dealing with infectious diseases those were directly or indirectly contributed by environmental changes, including but not limited to rapid urbanization, deforestation, and compromising water bodies and wetlands. We believe such collection will provide us with a new perspective on this interdisciplinary but very pressing issue. 

The new issue will also focus on the challenges associated with environmental effects on infectious diseases and might show new approaches to mitigate this problem.

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