Background There is increasing evidence of an association between social relationships
and morbidity in general, and cardiovascular disease in particular. However, recent …

Stress constitutes a state of threatened homeostasis triggered by intrinsic or extrinsic
adverse forces (stressors) and is counteracted by an intricate repertoire of physiologic and …

Sleep disturbances, including insufficient sleep duration and circadian misalignment, confer
risk for cardiometabolic disease. Less is known about the association between the regularity …

4. Dr. Gregory Kaltsas MD FRCP (Lon) is a Professor in General Medicine and
Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He was …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) constitutes the most common liver disease
worldwide, and is frequently linked to the metabolic syndrome. The latter represents a …

Unlike other World Health Organization evidence reviews, the systematic review on mental
disorders could not provide a quantitative estimate of the effect of environmental noise. With …

High-quality diets have been increasingly acknowledged as a promising candidate to
counter the growing prevalence of mental health disorders. This study aims to investigate …

A large body of evidence suggests that depression increases the risk of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. The elevated risk associated with depression is not limited to clinical …

The aim of this paper is to summarise and evaluate the empirical support for the association
between anxiety and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to address challenges related to …

Positive psychological attributes, such as gratitude, play a critical role in improving
cardiovascular health outcomes. Gratitude not only enhances psychological, and physical …