Modeling to explore and challenge inherent assumptions when cultural norms have changed: a case study on left-handedness and life expectancy [PDF]
Archives of Public Health, 2023 Background In 1991, Halpern and Coren claimed that left-handed people die nine years younger than right-handed people. Most subsequent studies did not find support for the difference in age of death or its magnitude, primarily because of the realization ...
Juan Lavista Ferres +4 more
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The Prevalence of Left-Handedness Is Higher Among Individuals With Developmental Coordination Disorder Than in the General Population [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Many medical, psychiatric and neurological conditions have been characterized by a high prevalence of left-handedness or mixed-handedness. Several studies have indicated an elevated frequency of left-handedness in children with Developmental Coordination
Monica Darvik +2 more
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Left-Handedness Among Orthopaedic Surgeons and Trainees [PDF]
JBJS Open Access, 2020 Background:. The impact of left-handedness on orthopaedic surgeons and trainees has not been well described. We investigated the prevalence and perceived impact of left-handedness among orthopaedic surgeons and trainees. Methods:. We distributed a survey
Samir Sabharwal, MD, MPH +4 more
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Etiological aspect of left-handedness in adolescents [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013 Introduction. Lateralization of brain functions such as language and manual dominance (hand preferences and fine motor control) are most likely under genetic control.
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Understanding left-handedness. [PDF]
Dtsch Arztebl Int, 2011 The human cerebrum is asymmetrical, consisting of two hemispheres with differing functions. Recent epidemiological and neurobiological research has shed new light on the development of the cerebral lateralization of motor processes, including handedness.
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DNA methylation in peripheral tissues and left-handedness [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Handedness has low heritability and epigenetic mechanisms have been proposed as an etiological mechanism. To examine this hypothesis, we performed an epigenome-wide association study of left-handedness.
Veronika V. Odintsova +19 more
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The association between handedness and clinicodemographic characteristics in people with multiple sclerosis: a brief report [PDF]
Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2019 A relationship between handedness and clinicodemographic profiles of people with multiple sclerosis was sought using data from the Multiple Sclerosis Partners Advancing Technology Health Solutions network of 10 multiple sclerosis centers in the USA and ...
Afsaneh Shirani +3 more
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Left-handedness and health [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2010 Hand dominance is defined as a proneness to use one hand rather than another in performing the majority of activities and this is the most obvious example of cerebral lateralization and an exclusive human characteristic. Left-handed people comprise 6-14%
Milenković Sanja +2 more
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Heterochely and handedness in the orange mud crab Scylla olivacea: implication for future culture practice optimisation [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Asymmetric body traits in bilateral organisms are common and serve a range of different functions. In crustaceans, specifically among brachyuran crabs, heterochely and handedness in some species are known to aid in behavioural responses such as food ...
Rusydi Rozaimi +8 more
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Genome‐wide association and replication studies for handedness in a Korean community‐based cohort
Brain and Behavior, 2023 Introduction Handedness is a conspicuous characteristic in human behavior, with a worldwide proportion of approximately 90% of people preferring to use the right hand for many tasks.
Youhyun Song +4 more
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