[HTML][HTML] Stress and telomere shortening: Insights from cellular mechanisms

J Lin, E Epel - Ageing research reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Short telomeres confer risk of degenerative diseases. Chronic psychological stress can lead
to disease through many pathways, and research from in vitro studies to human longitudinal …

The fetal programming of telomere biology hypothesis: an update

S Entringer, K de Punder, C Buss… - … Transactions of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Research on mechanisms underlying fetal programming of health and disease risk has
focused primarily on processes that are specific to cell types, organs or phenotypes of …

Early-life adversity accelerates child and adolescent development

J Belsky - Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Most developmental work regards adverse developmental experiences as forces that
undermine well-being. Here, I present an alternative—or complementary—view …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal psychological or metabolic stress increases the risk for psychiatric disorders: the “funnel effect” model

C Musillo, A Berry, F Cirulli - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Adverse stressful experiences in utero can redirect fetal brain development, ultimately
leading to increased risk for psychiatric disorders. Obesity during pregnancy can have …

Conceptualization, measurement, and effects of pregnancy-specific stress: review of research using the original and revised Prenatal Distress Questionnaire

SM Ibrahim, M Lobel - Journal of behavioral medicine, 2020 - Springer
Pregnancy-specific stress (PSS) arises from the numerous changes that women experience
during pregnancy and from their concerns about childbirth and the health of their offspring …

Telomere length: how the length makes a difference

M Lulkiewicz, J Bajsert, P Kopczynski… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Springer
Telomerase is perceived as an immortality enzyme that might provide longevity to cells and
whole organisms. Importantly, it is generally inactive in most somatic cells of healthy, adult …

Resilience and stress during pregnancy: a comprehensive multidimensional approach in maternal and perinatal health

AC Alves, JG Cecatti, RT Souza - The Scientific World Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This narrative review addresses resilience and stress during pregnancy, which is part of a
broader concept of maternal health. Pregnancy and postpartum are opportune periods for …

Stress, telomeres, and psychopathology: toward a deeper understanding of a triad of early aging

ES Epel, AA Prather - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Telomeres play an important part in aging and show relationships to lifetime adversity,
particularly childhood adversity. Meta-analyses demonstrate reliable associations between …

Maternal psychological resilience during pregnancy and newborn telomere length: a prospective study

G Verner, E Epel, M Lahti-Pulkkinen… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: In the context of the importance of elucidating the determinants of the initial,
newborn setting of telomere length (TL), it is increasingly evident that maternal stress and …

The psychobiology of bereavement and health: A conceptual review from the perspective of social signal transduction theory of depression

A Seiler, R Von Känel, GM Slavich - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Losing a spouse is considered one of the most stressful life events a person can experience.
Particularly in the immediate weeks and months after the loss, bereavement is associated …