Purpose The aims of this study were to investigate (1) the concurrent relationship between
short-term and long-term stress reactivity measured by cortisol excretion and (2) the …

Background Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) provide a biomarker for stress adaptation,
which has downstream health consequences. Personality traits (eg, neuroticism) and social …

Children from highly disadvantaged families tend to experience worse health, educational,
and job outcomes than less disadvantaged peers. However, the mechanisms underlying …

Currently, the quantitative analysis of moderators affecting the function of the hypothalamus-
pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis in health and sickness is still unreliable. This is, in particular …

Objective The present study aims to explore whether hair cortisol concentration is
associated with explicit stress or implicit stress in female methamphetamine addicts …

Mouse models show that experimental stress mimicking prolonged life-stress exposure
enhances neurogenic inflammation, induces adaptive immunity cytokine-imbalance …

Unemployment and financial strain are chronic stressors that have been shown to be
associated with an increase in mean salivary and serum cortisol levels. Hair analysis for …

Cortisol levels in fingernail samples are known to represent cumulative hormone levels.
However, findings on the association between fingernail cortisol and perceived stress have …

The study of physiology in response to war and forced displacement can yield insight into
the origin of stress-related mental health disorders. Previous studies found alterations in hair …

Parental Burnout (PB) is a chronic stress-related disorder experienced in the parental role.
Recent studies have shown that PB is a serious condition with severe consequences for …