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Alleviation of acute stress response by black pepper aroma administration

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Black pepper is one of the most popular spices globally. As black pepper essential oil has not yet been used in the context of aromatherapy, this study examined the effect of black pepper aroma on cardiac and peripheral autonomic nervous ...
E. A. Chayani Dilrukshi, Yuta Nishiyama, Kanetoshi Ito, Shusaku Nomura   +3 more
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Muscle co-contraction in elderly people change due to postural stability during single-leg standing

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2017
Background Muscle co-contraction is the simultaneous contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles crossing a joint, and it increases with age. This study primarily aimed to clarify the difference in the effect of a light fingertip contact to stationary ...
Yoshitaka Iwamoto, Makoto Takahashi, Koichi Shinkoda   +2 more
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A heart rate variability-driven framework for depression screening leveraging emotion-elicited autonomic divergence

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Objective Depression manifests significant emotional dysregulation, characterized by heightened sadness susceptibility and attenuated happiness responsiveness in individuals with depression (IWD). This study employs structured emotion induction protocols
Zhibin Zhu, Xuanyi Wang, Yifei Xu, Wanlin Chen, Jing Zheng, Shulin Chen, Hang Chen   +6 more
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ERP study on the associations of peripheral oxytocin and prolactin with inhibitory processes involving emotional distraction

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2019
Background Child maltreatment is a major health and social welfare problem, with serious and longstanding consequences. Impulse control ability plays an important role in reducing the risk of child maltreatment.
Sayuri Hayashi, Ayami Tsuru, Fumi Kishida, Yeon-Kyu Kim, Shigekazu Higuchi, Yuki Motomura   +5 more
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Upregulation of cathepsin L gene under mild cold conditions in young Japanese male adults

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2021
Background Physiological thermoregulatory systems in humans have been a key factor for adaptation to local environments after their exodus from Africa, particularly, to cold environments outside Africa.
Yoshiki Yasukochi, Sora Shin, Hitoshi Wakabayashi, Takafumi Maeda   +3 more
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A theoretical model of secular body mass index dynamics among Russian adults under changing socio-economic conditions

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Body mass index (BMI) is a key indicator of population health and often shifts alongside socio-economic change. Few studies have tracked these dynamics over long periods in transitional economies.
Marina A. Negasheva, Olga A. Kuznetsova, Ainur A. Khafizova, Alla A. Movsesian   +3 more
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Effects of feet warming using bed socks on sleep quality and thermoregulatory responses in a cool environment

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018
Background As a way of helping to sleep in winter, methods of warming the feet through footbaths or heating pads before bedtime are tried. In particular, bed socks are popular during winter sleeping in Korea, but scientific evidence about the ...
Yelin Ko, Joo-Young Lee
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Loneliness, insomnia symptoms, social jetlag, and vitamin D deficiency in relation to mental health problems in Japanese female university students: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among Japanese female university students. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with physical and mental health problems, including sleep disorders.
Nodoka Yamashita, Shioka Ishii, Yoriko Kotoku, Takuya Shuo, Hiromi Eto, Hideaki Kondo   +5 more
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Household wealth index is associated with stunting among children under 5: a cross-sectional analysis of the Lao Social Indicator Survey II

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Stunting in early life is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among children under 5, as well as impaired health and educational and economic performance in later life.
Soulattana Vongsakit, Kumiko Ohara, Yuki Fujita, Akihiro Takada, Katsuyasu Kouda   +4 more
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Black tea aroma inhibited increase of salivary chromogranin-A after arithmetic tasks

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018
Background Growing attention has been paid to the effects of food flavor components on alleviating negative brain functions caused by stressful lifestyles. In this study, we investigated the alleviating effect of two kinds of black tea aromas on physical
Ai Yoto, Natsuki Fukui, Chisa Kaneda, Shoko Torita, Keiichi Goto, Fumio Nanjo, Hidehiko Yokogoshi   +6 more
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