There is an increasing interest in using saliva to measure inflammatory biomarkers.
Compared to blood, saliva is non-invasive, requires a lower biosafety classification, and …

Sleep is intimately linked with the stress response system. While the evidence for this
connection has been systematically reviewed in the adult literature, to our knowledge no …

Background The immune system has major roles in the brain and related psychopathology.
Disrupted interleukin-6 secretion and aberrant amygdala emotional reactivity are well …

A growing body of evidence suggests that rumination, or focused attention on mental
representations of negative events, may have physiological consequences that adversely …

Measuring Huntingtin (HTT) protein in peripheral cells represents an essential step in
biomarker discovery for Huntington's Disease (HD), however to date, investigations into the …

Lasting changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are a potential indication
of the biological embedding of early life adversity, yet, prospective and repeatedly collected …

Objective The narrow therapeutic window of lithium medications necessitates frequent
serum monitoring, which can be expensive and inconvenient for the patient. Compared to …

Supply shortages of N95 respirators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic have motivated institutions to develop feasible and effective N95 respirator reuse …

Despite the integration of salivary inflammatory cytokines into research across the
biobehavioral, psychological, clinical, and health-related disciplines, there is little guidance …

When children experience extreme or persistent stressors (eg, maltreatment, housing
insecurity, intimate partner violence), prolonged elevation of the stress‐response system can …