The hair cortisol concentration (HCC) is assumed to be a retrospective marker of integrated
cortisol secretion and stress over longer periods of time. Its quantification is increasingly …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review focuses on the concentration of cortisol in human
hair as a biomarker of chronic stress in cardiovascular disease (CVD). We outline the …

Adverse life events are associated with a constellation of negative health outcomes. Theory
and research suggest that the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis acts as one …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often associated with alterations in the hypothalamic–
pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. Previous findings are inconsistent, possibly due to trauma …

Purpose Stress is considered an important risk factor for the physical and psychological
health of pregnant women. Hence, it is very important to study those protective factors that …

Background The neural diathesis-stress model is useful to understand schizophrenia (SZ)
and bipolar (BD) disorders. Childhood maltreatment could affect the Hypothalamic–Pituitary …

Much of the existing research on biological mechanisms underlying the stress experience
has focused largely on moment‐to‐moment stress, rather than on chronic stress, an …

Quantitating glucocorticoids (GCs) in hairs is a popular method for assessing chronic stress
in studies of humans and animals alike. The cause-and-effect relationship between stress …

In the modern workplace, employees are required to be creative under varying stress levels.
In understanding the relationship between stress and creativity, organizational scholars and …

Newborn telomere length is a potential biomarker of the effects of maternal-fetal processes
on offspring long-term health. A number of maternal psychosocial and environmental factors …