Hairstyling Practices to Prevent Hair Damage and Alopecia in Women of African Descent.
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DOI: 10.12788/cutis.0444
Abstract: Highly textured hair has been found to be more susceptible to breakage than other hair types due to an increased proportion of spirals and relatively fewer elastic fibers anchoring the hair follicles to the dermis.… read more here.
Keywords: practices prevent; hair; women african; hairstyling practices ... See more keywords
APOL1 genotype associated risk for preeclampsia in African populations: Rationale and protocol design for studies in women of African ancestry in resource limited settings
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278115
Abstract: Background Women of African ancestry are highly predisposed to preeclampsia which continues to be a major cause of maternal death in Africa. Common variants in the APOL1 gene are potent risk factor for a spectrum… read more here.
Keywords: women african; preeclampsia; risk preeclampsia; risk ... See more keywords
Enterolignan Production in a Flaxseed Intervention Study in Postmenopausal US Women of African Ancestry and European Ancestry
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DOI: 10.3390/nu13030919
Abstract: Lignans are phytochemicals studied extensively as dietary factors in chronic disease etiology. Our goal was to examine associations between the gut microbiota and lignan metabolism and whether these associations differ by ethnicity. We conducted a… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; european ancestry; ancestry european; african ancestry ... See more keywords
Insights into the vaginal microbiome in a diverse group of women of African, Asian and European ancestries
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14449
Abstract: Background Intra-continentally, vaginal microbiome signatures are reported to be significantly different between Black and Caucasian women, with women of African ancestry having the less well defined heterogenous bacterial community state type (CST) deficient of Lactobacillus… read more here.
Keywords: vaginal microbiomes; women african; vaginal microbiome; group women ... See more keywords