This review provides the reader with the up‐to‐date evidence‐based basis for prescribing
exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases …

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 …

The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has upset the normality of Italian daily life, forcing
population to social distancing and self-isolation. Since the containment precautions also …

Understanding and assessing endocrine response to stress is crucial to human performance
analysis, stress-related disorder diagnosis, and mental health monitoring. Current …

Researchers interested in the neurobiology of the acute stress response in humans require
a valid and reliable acute stressor that can be used under experimental conditions. The Trier …

The beneficial effects of regular physical activity on health are indisputable in the field of
modern medicine. Exercise is often the first step in lifestyle modifications for the prevention …

Most stress experiences are accompanied by physiological and psychological responses.
Laboratory stressors such as the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) induce reliable stress …

Physical fitness, achieved through regular exercise and/or spontaneous physical activity,
confers resilience by inducing positive psychological and physiological benefits, blunting …

Salivary cortisol (sCort) and salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) constitute proxy measures of the
two major stress response systems, ie the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the …

Psychological stress is an ubiquitous challenge across human cultures affecting mental and
physical health. Recent evidence indicates that performance tasks combining elements of …