Objective: Recent evidence suggests that higher peripheral levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) are
associated with poorer cognitive function and predict future cognitive decline among the …

Research has demonstrated that women report more pain than men, and clinical observations
suggest that attenuated adrenocortical activity is associated with high pain sensitivity. The …

Background Sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia contributed 81% of 5·9 million under-5 deaths
and 77% of 2·6 million stillbirths worldwide in 2015. Vital registration and verbal autopsy …

Recent evidence suggests that individuals with certain personality traits are at elevated risk
for chronic systemic inflammation. To date, this literature has focused on the related traits of …

Objective: To examine the association of both individual and community socioeconomic
status (SES) with inflammatory mediators relevant to cardiovascular pathophysiology, ie, …

Research has demonstrated that exposure to acute stress may attenuate pain perception.
Mechanisms of this effect in humans have not been determined. This study was conducted to …

Background: The number of physicians providing maternity care in Canada is decreasing,
and the rate of cesarean delivery is increasing. We evaluated the effect on perinatal outcomes …

Seawater reverse-osmosis desalination facilities discharge brine effluent with potential
implications to the integrity of marine coastal environments. Typical desalination brine effluent …

Importance Although child mortality trends have decreased worldwide, deaths among
children younger than 5 years of age remain high and disproportionately circumscribed to sub-…

Background Current estimates for causes of childhood deaths are mainly premised on modeling
of vital registration and limited verbal autopsy data and generally only characterize the …