Development of new biomarkers is a constantly evolving field of research endeavor in
psychoneuroendocrinology. Salivary biomarkers have received special attention since they …

Validated biological and psychological markers of acute stress in humans are an important
tool in translational research. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), involving public interview …

Various internal and external factors negatively affect the homeostatic equilibrium of
organisms at the molecular to the whole-body level, inducing the so-called state of stress …

Background: The dominant perspective in society is that stress has negative consequences,
and not surprisingly, the vast majority of interventions for co** with stress focus on …

Sažetak This systematic review presents the latest trends in salivary research and its
applications in health and disease. Among the large number of analytes present in saliva …

OBJECTIVE: Previous data from our group and others have shown that salivary alpha-
amylase activity increases in response to stress. It has been suggested that salivary alpha …

Little is known about normative variation in stress response over the adolescent transition.
This study examined neuroendocrine and cardiovascular responses to performance and …

Throughout the life span, individuals engage in affectionate touch with close others. Touch
receipt promotes well-being in infancy, but the impacts of touch in adult close relationships …

In the history of science, technical advances often precede periods of rapid accumulation of
knowledge. Within the past three decades, discoveries that enabled the noninvasive …

A growing body of research has revealed that social evaluative stressors trigger biological
and psychological responses that in chronic forms have been linked to aging and disease …