Salivary cortisol (sCort) and salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) constitute proxy measures of the
two major stress response systems, ie the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the …

Background Gender-specific differences in hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis
activity have been postulated to emerge during puberty. We conducted a systematic review …

Abstract The Face-to-Face Still-Face (FFSF) paradigm is a widely adopted experimental
procedure to assess infants' response to socio-emotional stress during the first months of …

Exposure to stressful events is omnipresent in modern human life, yet people show
considerable heterogeneity in the impact of stress exposure (s) on their functionality and …

Acute reactivity of the stress hormone cortisol is reflective of early adversity and stress
exposure, with some studies finding that the impact of adversity on the stress response …

Early identification of problems with psychosocial stress regulation is important for
supporting mental and physical health. However, we currently lack knowledge about when …

In the spring of 2018, the Attorney General of the United States issued a memorandum
declaring a “zero tolerance policy” under which all adults entering the United States illegally …

The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) and its end product, the glucocorticoid
cortisol, has been shown to be associated with psychopathology. Determining cortisol …

The goal of this study was to evaluate whether there are sex differences in children's
vulnerability to caregiving risk, as indexed by trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms …

Increasing evidence supports fetal glucocorticoid exposure with associated altered offspring
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity as a key mechanism linking early life …