β-Endorphins are peptides that exert a wide variety of effects throughout the body. Produced
through the cleavage pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), β-endorphins are the primarily agonist …

Among the most extensively researched processes in the development and treatment of
cancer is inflammatory condition. Although acute inflammation is essential for the wound …

Background Chronic psychological stress is associated with accelerated aging and
increased risk for aging-related diseases, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are …

Chronic stress triggers activation of the sympathetic nervous system and drives malignancy.
Using an immunodeficient murine system, we showed that chronic stress–induced …

Advances in the understanding of psychoneuroimmunology in the past decade have
emphasized the notion that stress and cancer are interlinked closely. Durable chronic stress …

Background. Epidemiological evidence continues to accumulate on the effect of
psychosocial and behavioral factors in relation to cancer risk, progression, and mortality …

Diese Einführung informiert über gesundheitspsychologische Theorien, Modelle und
Forschungsergebnisse:–Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die Gesundheit (z. B. Stress …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic and recurrent psychiatric condition
characterized by depressed mood, social isolation and anhedonia. It will affect 20% of …

We examined the joint contributions of self-reported adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
and recent life events (RLEs) to inflammation at midlife, by testing 3 competing theoretical …

Exposure to and perceptions of stress have been associated with altered systemic
inflammation, but the intermediate processes by which stress links to inflammation are not …