Stress is now recognized as a universal premorbid factor associated with many risk factors
of various chronic diseases. Acute stress may induce an individual's adaptive response to …

Background Although there is substantial evidence of differential hypothalamic-pituitary-
adrenal (HPA) axis activity in both generalized and abdominal obesity, consistent trends in …

Recent studies indicate that mindfulness meditation training interventions reduce stress and
improve stress-related health outcomes, but the neural pathways for these effects are …

Background Previous evidence on endocrine risk markers for posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) has been inconclusive. Here, we report results of the first prospective study to …

Background: The importance of hair cortisol as a long-term retrospective measure of
systemic cortisol exposure is being increasingly recognized, and over recent years, the field …

Background Stress is an established important contributor to the development of mental
illness and stress related disorders. The biology implicated in the homeostasis of …

In the academic literature there is debate as to whether women who engage in multiple
social roles experience more or less stress than women in fewer roles. For the present …

Inconsistencies exist in the current literature regarding hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal
(HPA) regulation following exposure to repeated stressful events. These inconsistencies …

Objectives Inconsistent findings exist for the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis in patients with stress related disorders. Recent studies point towards early life …

Prolonged stress is a potentially harmful and often undetected risk factor for chronic illness
in older adults. Cortisol, one indicator of the body's hormonal responses to stress, is …