Am J Hum Biol special issue on Human Biology and the Brain

The most recent issue of the American Journal of Human Biology is a special issue entitled "Human Biology and the Brain." The good people at Wiley have made this issue open access,available now.

Included in the issue is a wonderful tribute to J.M. "Fetus into Man" Tanner, who recently passed away at the age of 90. There are several book reviews, most notably by Nick Malone of the University of Aukland and Lee Gettler of Northwestern University. In addition to the special issue content, there are also several new research articles. It's a rich issue and now it's free!

Free access to BANDIT articles in Wiley-Blackwell journals

The BANDIT blog has teamed with the good people at Wiley-Blackwell to provide free access to highlighted articles in American Journal of Primatology, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, American Journal of Human Biology, and Evolutionary Anthropology. BANDIT will no longer be posting full pdfs of articles, but you can reach the official Wiley-Blackwell pdf from BANDIT links. Caveat: free access to these articles will expire within a few days, so be sure to visit the blog frequently to check on article updates.

Put this in my good news folder!

My paper on waist circumference and C-reactive protein is in print in the pages of the American Journal of Human Biology.

Change in Waist Circumference Over 11 Years and Current Waist
Circumference Independently Predict Elevated CRP in Filipino Women