Background Chronic and/or extreme stress in early life, often referred to as early adversity,
childhood trauma, or early life stress, has been associated with a wide range of adverse …

Early life stress (ELS) induces long-term phenotypic adaptations that contribute to increased
vulnerability to a host of neuropsychiatric disorders. Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA …

Discovering the processes through which early adverse experiences affect children's
nervous-system development, health, and behavior is critically important for developing …

Nonhuman animal models reveal that the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (HPA) axis
calibrates to the harshness of the environment during a sensitive period in infancy. Humans …

Abuse, neglect, and other forms of early life stress (ELS) significantly increase risk for
psychiatric disorders including depression. In this study, we show that ELS in a postnatal …

The impact of mindfulness training on stress and associated brain plasticity has been shown
in adults, whereas the impact of such training in the developing brain remains unknown. To …

Stressful experiences affect biological stress systems, such as the hypothalamic–pituitary–
adrenal (HPA) axis. Life stress can potentially alter regulation of the HPA axis and has been …

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 …

Purpose Effects of a mindfulness-based (MB) yoga practice on stress, burnout, and
indicators of well-being among nurses and health care professionals (HCPs). Design A …

The purpose of this article was to explore how individuals' position in a socioeconomic
hierarchy is related to health behaviours that are related to socioeconomic disparities in …