Implementation Science CommunicationsIntroduction The increasing rates of HIV among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) necessitate innovative and rigorous studies to evaluate prevention and treatment strategies.
Juan Pablo Zapata +5 more
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The association of sexual orientation with allostatic load and cardiovascular health: An analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important health problem among sexual minorities given increased stress, according to minority stress theory.
Louden, Elaine
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Reducing Sexual Risk among Racial/ethnic-minority Ninth Grade Students: Using Intervention Mapping to Modify an Evidenced-based Curriculum [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Racial/ethnic-minority 9th graders are at increased risk for teen pregnancy, HIV, and STIs compared to their White peers. Yet, few effective sexual health education programs exist for this population.
Cuccaro, Paula +8 more
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Sexual Minority Stressors, Internalizing Symptoms, and Unhealthy Eating Behaviors in Sexual Minority Youth [PDF]
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2015 Sexual minorities are more likely than heterosexuals to engage in unhealthy eating behaviors.The purpose of this study is to examine sexual minority stressors and internalizing symptoms as predictors of unhealthy eating behaviors among sexual minority youths.We used longitudinal data from 1461 sexual minority youths in the Growing Up Today Study ...
Sabra L. Katz-Wise +6 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou +10 more
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BMC Public HealthBackground Sexual and gender minority (SGM) persons experience substantial mental health disparities throughout the life course, including increased vulnerability to depression and suicide.
Shoshanna L. Fine +14 more
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Mentoring Sexual Minority Youth [PDF]
, 2000 It is estimated that up to 10 percent of the U.S. population is lesbian or gay. Thus, one can assume that some of the teenagers being served by mentoring programs are members of this sizeable minority group.
Linda Jucovy
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Low prevalence of hepatitis C co-infection in recently HIV-infected minority men who have sex with men in Los Angeles: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundGeographic and sociodemographic characterization of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) has been limited.
Bhattacharya, Debika +7 more
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Cultural context matters: Testing the minority stress model among Chinese sexual minority men.
Journal of counseling and psychology, 2020 Minority stress theory (e.g., Meyer, 2003b), a model for understanding mental health disparities affecting sexual minorities, has primarily been tested in Western samples yet has not been carefully applied to the experiences of sexual minorities in a ...
Shufang Sun +6 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo +2 more
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