Jens C. Pruessner

TL;DR: It is shown that depending on which formula is used, different associations with other variables may emerge, and it is recommended to employ both formulas when analyzing data sets with repeated measures.

TL;DR: Early morning cortisol levels can be a reliable biological marker for the individual's adrenocortical activity when measured repeatedly with strict reference to the time of awakening, in contrast to single assessments at fixed times.

TL;DR: It is found that a functional polymorphism altering chromatin interaction between the transcription start site and long-range enhancers in the FK506 binding protein 5 gene increased the risk of developing stress-related psychiatric disorders in adulthood by allele-specific, childhood trauma–dependent DNA demethylation in functional glucocorticoid response elements of FKBP5.

TL;DR: It is shown that urban upbringing and city living have dissociable impacts on social evaluative stress processing in humans, and distinct neural mechanisms for an established environmental risk factor are identified.

TL;DR: Sixty-six teachers from local public schools (42 womenand 24 men, mean age 42 6 5 years) were asked to sample saliva for cortisol analysis on 3 consecutive days as discussed by the authors.