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Salivary DHEA-S, Cortisol show emotional & neuroendocrine response in relation to Telomere Length
Telomere Length and Procedural Justice Predict Stress Reactivity Responses to Unfair Outcomes in African Americans. Author: Lucas T, et al. (2017), Psychoneuroendocrinology Highlights TL predicts how psychosocial factors influence acute stress responses. Stress resiliency reflects telomere and procedural justice congruence. Considering TL as a predictor can advance understanding of racial health disparities. View Abstract Keywords: […]
Variations in DHEA-S associated with health and maturation during adrenal development
Adrenal maturation, nutritional status, and mucosal immunity in Bolivian youth. Author: Hodges-Simeon CR, et al. (2017), American Journal of Human Biology OBJECTIVES: Humans-and several other apes-exhibit a unique pattern of post-natal adrenal maturation; however, the causes and consequences of variation in adrenal development are not well understood. In this study, we examine developmental and age-related […]
Study demonstrates combined effects of salivary cortisol & DHEA-S in predicting depressive symptoms
Concurrent and prospective associations between HPA axis activity and depression symptoms in newlywed women Author: Ge F, et al (2016), Psychoneuroendocrinology. We investigated the extent to which individual differences in activity of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA) are associated with depressive symptoms among newlywed couples. Participants were 218 couples (M age 28.4 years; 94% […]