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Allostatic load biomarkers of chronic stress and impact on health and cognition.

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This article reviews theoretical and empirical work using the allostatic load model vis-à-vis the effects of chronic stress on physical and mental health and proposes policies for promoting successful aging.
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This article is published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.The article was published on 2010-09-01. It has received 1944 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Allostatic load & Allostasis.

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The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress

Jack P. Shonkoff, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2012 - 
TL;DR: An ecobiodevelopmental framework is presented that suggests that many adult diseases should be viewed as developmental disorders that begin early in life and that persistent health disparities associated with poverty, discrimination, or maltreatment could be reduced by the alleviation of toxic stress in childhood.
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Effects of stress on immune function: the good, the bad, and the beautiful.

TL;DR: It is proposed that short-term stress is one of the nature’s fundamental but under-appreciated survival mechanisms that could be clinically harnessed to enhance immunoprotection and “good” versus “bad” effects of stress on health.
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Health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual older adults: results from a population-based study.

TL;DR: Tailored interventions are needed to address the health disparities and unique health needs of LGB older adults and to assess subgroup differences within these communities.
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Work Stress and Employee Health A Multidisciplinary Review

TL;DR: In this article, the Allostatic Load model is used as an organizing framework for reviewing the vast literature that has considered health outcomes that are associated with exposure to psychosocial stressors at work.
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Decision making under stress: A selective review

TL;DR: The results from the studies that were included in the review support the assumption that stress affects decision making and emphasize the role of mediating and moderating variables.
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Toward an experimental ecology of human development.

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How do glucocorticoids influence stress responses? Integrating permissive, suppressive, stimulatory, and preparative actions.

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