Abstract Purpose of Review This review focuses on the concentration of cortisol in human
hair as a biomarker of chronic stress in cardiovascular disease (CVD). We outline the …

Recent allostatic–interoceptive explanations using predictive coding models propose that
efficient regulation of the body's internal milieu is necessary to correctly anticipate …

Background: Individuals with cancer experience stress throughout the cancer trajectory.
Allostatic load (AL), a cumulative multi-system measure, may have a greater value in stress …

Summary Background Long‐term glucocorticoids (HairGC) measured in scalp hair have
been associated with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist‐hip‐ratio …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with various health issues, which may be
explained by hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction. There is a lack of …

Objective The present study was designed to demonstrate the relationships among shift
work, hair cortisol concentration (HCC) and sleep disorders. Design A cross-sectional study …

Elevated concentrations of free thyroid hormones are established cardiovascular risk factors,
but the association of thyrotropin (TSH) levels to hard endpoints is less clear. This may, at …

Objective Few large-scale studies have provided population-based estimates of hair cortisol
levels and its determinants. Hair cortisol and potential determinants were measured in …

Background and Aims. The effects of cortisol on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and CVD
risk are unknown, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Furthermore, it …

The term" allostasis", meaning the assumption that homeostasis may not be as static as the
term implies, has been vastly employed for mammals, and other vertebrates, for which the …