The effects of chronic stress on the human brain: From neurotoxicity, to vulnerability, to opportunity
For the last five decades, science has managed to delineate the mechanisms by which
stress hormones can impact on the human brain. Receptors for glucocorticoids are found in …
stress hormones can impact on the human brain. Receptors for glucocorticoids are found in …
Childhood poverty, chronic stress, self‐regulation, and coping
abstract Poverty is a powerful factor that can alter lifetime developmental trajectories in
cognitive, socioemotional, and physical health outcomes. Most explanatory work on the …
cognitive, socioemotional, and physical health outcomes. Most explanatory work on the …
Allostatic load biomarkers of chronic stress and impact on health and cognition
RP Juster, BS McEwen, SJ Lupien - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2010 - Elsevier
The allostatic load model expands the stress-disease literature by proposing a temporal
cascade of multi-systemic physiological dysregulations that contribute to disease …
cascade of multi-systemic physiological dysregulations that contribute to disease …
Psychological stress during childhood and adolescence and its association with inflammation across the lifespan: A critical review and meta-analysis.
Psychological stress during childhood and adolescence increases risk of health problems
across the lifecourse, and inflammation is implicated as an underlying mechanism. To …
across the lifecourse, and inflammation is implicated as an underlying mechanism. To …
Status of cardiovascular disease and stroke in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States: a science advisory from the American Heart Association
CJ Rodriguez, M Allison, ML Daviglus, CR Isasi… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—This American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement
provides a comprehensive overview of current evidence on the burden cardiovascular …
provides a comprehensive overview of current evidence on the burden cardiovascular …
US disparities in health: descriptions, causes, and mechanisms
NE Adler, DH Rehkopf - Annu. Rev. Public Health, 2008 - annualreviews.org
Eliminating health disparities is a fundamental, though not always explicit, goal of public
health research and practice. There is a burgeoning literature in this area, but a number of …
health research and practice. There is a burgeoning literature in this area, but a number of …
Understanding the cumulative impacts of inequalities in environmental health: implications for policy
Racial or ethnic minority groups and low-income communities have poorer health outcomes
than others. They are more frequently exposed to multiple environmental hazards and social …
than others. They are more frequently exposed to multiple environmental hazards and social …
Perceived discrimination among a frican a merican Adolescents and allostatic load: A longitudinal analysis with buffering effects
This study was designed to examine the prospective relations of perceived racial
discrimination with allostatic load (AL), along with a possible buffer of the association. A …
discrimination with allostatic load (AL), along with a possible buffer of the association. A …
A transdisciplinary perspective of chronic stress in relation to psychopathology throughout life span development
The allostatic load (AL) model represents an interdisciplinary approach to comprehensively
conceptualize and quantify chronic stress in relation to pathologies throughout the life cycle …
conceptualize and quantify chronic stress in relation to pathologies throughout the life cycle …
Socio-economic status, cortisol and allostatic load: a review of the literature
Background The notion that chronic stress contributes to health inequalities by socio-
economic status (SES) through physiological wear and tear has received widespread …
economic status (SES) through physiological wear and tear has received widespread …