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Salivary cortisol as a biomarker in social science research
, 2013 Cortisol, a neuroendocrine hormone measurable in saliva, responds to internal and external triggers. In providing a peripheral ‘window on the brain’, it has been increasingly incorporated into social psychological studies.
Thorn, L. +4 more
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State anxiety and cortisol reactivity to skydiving in novice versus experienced skydivers [PDF]
, 2013 Previous studies have suggested that skydiving, a naturalistic stressor, is associated with increases in self-reported stress, anxiety and cortisol levels.
Wetherell, Mark +2 more
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FlexMat, EarlyView.This review organizes flexible wearable electronics for cardiovascular monitoring into four interconnected information layers: surface electrophysiology, hemodynamic sensing, vascular imaging, and biofluid biomarker analysis. This framework clarifies how electrical rhythm, vascular loading, structural and flow‐related features, and biochemical states ...
Qiao Chen +5 more
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Maternal obesity and excess gestational weight gain (GWG) are linked to adverse perinatal outcomes, potentially via disruption of the maternal–fetal stress axis. Placental HSD11B2 protects the fetus from excess glucocorticoids and may influence fetal programming during maternal metabolic stress.
Thorsten Braun +13 more
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Variations of salivary cortisol in dogs exposed to different cognitive and physical activities
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2018 Working dogs are gaining popularity for their ability to learn and perform tasks entertaining their human companions. For this reason, dogs are often subjected to various stimuli due to inter- and intra-specific interactions, environmental variations and
Alice Colussi +3 more
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Stress among nurses: an examination of salivary cortisol levels on work and day off
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2013 The present study evaluates the use of salivary cortisol concentration as a physiological index of the stress level among nurses on their work day and day off and correlates it with the questionnaire used to measure occupational stress in nurses ...
Maria Cecilia Pires da Rocha +3 more
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Infant hair cortisol: associations with salivary cortisol and environmental context [PDF]
Developmental Psychobiology, 2016 AbstractEarly chronic stress has enduring implications for physical and mental health outcomes. Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) has emerged as a marker of cumulative cortisol exposure, yet HCC in infants is not well understood. We examined how infant HCC relates to widely used basal salivary cortisol measures, maternal HCC, and environmental context ...
Megan, Flom +3 more
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iNew Medicine, EarlyView.This graphical abstract illustrates a bidirectional vicious cycle between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and circadian rhythm disturbance (CRD). On the one hand, AD pathology, including amyloid‐β (Aβ) plaque deposition and tau hyperphosphorylation, may damage the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and disrupt melatonin signaling, leading to sleep fragmentation ...
Jiajia Qin +10 more
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Salivary Cortisol, Salivary Alpha Amylase, and the Dental Anxiety Scale [PDF]
Anesthesia Progress, 2013 Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between dental anxiety, salivary cortisol, and salivary alpha amylase (sAA) levels. Furthermore, the aim was to look into individual differences such as age, race, gender, any existing pain, or traumatic dental experience and their effect on dental anxiety.
Hana, Sadi +2 more
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Cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress is greater in sexual risk takers [PDF]
, 2013 Several studies have reported an association between deviant behaviour and cortisol reactivity to stress. However relatively few studies have investigated the relationship between psychobiological stress reactivity and sexual risk taking behaviours.
Harrison, Claire +7 more
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