Energy is required to sustain life and enable stress adaptation. At the cellular level, energy is
largely derived from mitochondria–unique multifunctional organelles with their own genome …

This review highlights recent advances in research addressing intimate partner relationships
and health. Consideration of the strong mutual influences that the members of a couple have …

Highlights•Stress/depression and diet independently and jointly shape the gut
microbiota.•The gut bacteria can modulate food cravings, stress reactivity, and mood.•These …

Objective Depression and obesity are two conditions with great impact over global health.
This is mainly due to their high prevalence and the morbidity and mortality associated to …

We propose a model for obesity development that traces a considerable part of its origins to
the social domain (mainly different forms of prolonged social adversity), both within and …

This article reviews evidence from several lines of work to describe how marriage and
divorce can provoke health-relevant immune alterations, including ways that marital …

Psychological stresses are associated with cardiovascular diseases to the extent that
cardiovascular diseases are among the most important group of psychosomatic diseases …

The gut microbiota is a rich and dynamic ecosystem that actively interacts with the human
body, playing a significant role in the state of health and disease of the host. Diet, exercise …

This article views adult development through the lens of daily life experiences and recent
historical changes in these experiences. In particular, it examines whether theories that …

Purpose Due to the clear efficacy of peer support as a means of improving emotional well-
being and healthy behaviors in a highly cost-effective manner, this program is widely used …