Research over the past three to four decades has clearly established that psychological
stress affects clinically relevant immune system outcomes, including inflammatory …

In the past 40 years, a growing body of literature has shown that chronic psychological
stress can lead to immune dysregulation. Notably, these stress-induced immune changes …

Highlights•Psychological stress can dysregulate the human immune system.•Stress can
impact immunity differentially across individuals and contexts.•Recent work in this area has …

The communication between the central nervous system and the immune system occurs via
a complex network of bidirectional signals linking the nervous, endocrine and immune …

Although the concept of stress has earned a bad reputation, it is important to recognize that
the adaptive purpose of a physiological stress response is to promote survival during fight or …

Stress is known to suppress immune function and increase susceptibility to infections and
cancer. Paradoxically, stress is also known to exacerbate asthma, and allergic, autoimmune …

It is widely believed that stress suppresses immune function and increases susceptibility to
infections and cancer. Paradoxically, stress is also known to exacerbate allergic …

For many years, anecdotal evidence and clinical observations have suggested that
exposure to psychosocial stress can affect disease outcomes in immune-related disorders …

To date, several hundred cosmonauts and astronauts have flown in space, yet knowledge
about the adaptation of their immune system to space flight is rather limited. It is evident that …

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) research has long been concerned with the relationships
between excessive psychological stress and health risks. Ancient medical authorities …