The discovery of reciprocal connections between the central nervous system, sleep and the
immune system has shown that sleep enhances immune defences and that afferent signals …

While post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is currently diagnosed based solely on classic
psychological and behavioral symptoms, a growing body of evidence has highlighted a link …

Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder (MDD) have all been
associated with aberrant blood cytokine levels; however, neither the pattern of cytokine …

Core executive functions such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility are
integral to daily life. A growing body of research has suggested that acute stress may impair …

Research conducted over the past several decades has revolutionized our understanding of
the role of the immune system in neural and psychological development and function across …

A growing body of research has indicated that acute stress can critically impact memory.
However, there are a number of inconsistencies in the literature, and important questions …

Depression and inflammation fuel one another. Inflammation plays a key role in
depression's pathogenesis for a subset of depressed individuals; depression also primes …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops in a subset of individuals upon exposure to
traumatic stress. In addition to well-defined psychological and behavioral symptoms, some …

The innate immune system is dysregulated in depression; however, less is known about the
longitudinal associations of depression and inflammatory biomarkers. We investigated the …

Background Increasing evidence suggests that youth with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
exhibit early indicators of cardiovascular disease. A leading hypothesized mechanism of this …