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Salivary cortisol as a biomarker in stress research.
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The present paper addresses several psychological and biological variables, which may account for such dissociations, and aims to help researchers to rate the validity and psychobiological significance of salivary cortisol as an HPAA biomarker of stress in their experiments.About:
This article is published in Psychoneuroendocrinology.The article was published on 2009-02-01. It has received 1472 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Adrenocorticotropic hormone.read more
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Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy for Reduction of Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women: Examination of Cortisol as a Potential Mediator
Cassie Kendrick,Aimee K. Johnson,Jim Sliwinski,Vicki Patterson,William Fisher,Gary R. Elkins,Janet S. Carpenter +6 more
TL;DR: Examination of the effect of HRT on a known biomarker of stress (cortisol) and changes in cortisol as a mediator in postmenopausal women found that changes in salivary cortisol concentrations did not mediate the effects of H RT.
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The Body Doesn't Lie
TL;DR: Ewert et al. as discussed by the authors found that participants engaged in an activity such as rappelling reported increased stress responses as measured by heart rate variability and levels of cortisol on beginning divers and attributed this effect to SCUBA diving.
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Improving Stress Management and Sleep Hygiene in Intelligent Homes.
Asterios Leonidis,Maria Korozi,Eirini Sykianaki,Eleni Tsolakou,Vasilios Kouroumalis,Danai Ioannidi,Andreas Stavridakis,Margherita Antona,Constantine Stephanidis,Constantine Stephanidis +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present two systems that have been designed and developed in the context of an Intelligent Home, namely CaLmi and HypnOS, which aim to assist users that struggle with stress and poor sleep quality, respectively.
Effects of Uncertainty on Perceived and Physiological Stress and Psychological Outcomes in Stroke-Survivor Caregivers
TL;DR: Examining the effect of uncertainty on caregiver perceived and physiological stress and psychological outcomes (burden, health-related quality of life [HRQOL] and depressive symptoms) within 2 weeks post stroke (baseline) and at 6 weeks poststroke explored.
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Effects of Open-Label Placebos on State Anxiety and Glucocorticoid Stress Responses.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report results of a study examining whether placebos without deception reduce acute stress and suggest that open-label placebos might be a possible treatment to reduce stress at least for some individuals.
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Impact of gender, menstrual cycle phase, and oral contraceptives on the activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.
TL;DR: Although men seem to have a stronger hypothalamic drive in response to stressful stimulation than women, differences in salivary-free cortisol levels, at least in part, may be explained by estradiol-induced changes in corticosteroid-binding protein levels.
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Free Cortisol Levels after Awakening: A Reliable Biological Marker for the Assessment of Adrenocortical Activity
Jens C. Pruessner,Oliver T. Wolf,Dirk H. Hellhammer,Angelika Buske-Kirschbaum,K. von Auer,Silke Jobst,F. Kaspers,Clemens Kirschbaum +7 more
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.
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Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat
Christian Caldji,Beth Tannenbaum,Shakti Sharma,Darlene D. Francis,Paul M. Plotsky,Michael J. Meaney +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that maternal care during infancy serves to "program" behavioral responses to stress in the offspring by altering the development of the neural systems that mediate fearfulness.
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Limbic system mechanisms of stress regulation: hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis.
TL;DR: The influence of the limbic system on the HPA axis is likely the end result of the overall patterning of responses to given stimuli and glucocorticoids, with the magnitude of the secretory response determined with respect to the relative contributions of the various structures.
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The cortisol awakening response (CAR): Facts and future directions
TL;DR: It is hypothesized that the anticipation of the upcoming day is of major relevance for the magnitude of the cortisol awakening response, and considerations are addressed concerning the exact function of the CAR.