Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in women. In fact, CVD is
responsible for a third of all deaths of women worldwide and half of all deaths of women over …

Objective: Discrimination is posited to underlie racial disparities in hypertension. Extant
literature suggests a possible association between racial discrimination and blood pressure, …

Objective: To comprehensively and quantitatively examine the association between subjective
socioeconomic status (SES) and health outcomes during adolescence. Methods: Forty-…

Objective: Short sleep duration is recognized as a significant risk factor in childhood obesity;
however, the question as to how sleep contributes to the development of obesity remains …

Objective: To investigate the association of sleep duration with adiposity and to determine if
caloric intake and physical activity mediate this relationship. Methods: The Quebec Adiposity …

Background: Hospices provide care to patients with a wide range of prognoses, and must
develop care plans that anticipate each patient's likely illness trajectory. However, the tools …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jennifer J. McGrath,
Pediatric Public Health Psychology Lab, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 7141 …

Stress research in youth typically considers either the autonomic nervous system or HPA
axis. However, these systems are highly coordinated and physically interconnected. We …

Background Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD )‐like symptoms are common in
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders ( FASD ). FASD and ADHD groups both display executive …

Background: Posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis has recently been introduced
to treat patients with multisuture syndromic craniosynostosis and is believed to provide …