Peripheral biochemical monitoring involves the use of wearable devices for minimally
invasive or noninvasive measurement of analytes in biofluids such as interstitial fluid, saliva …

Acculturation represents an important construct in the context of health disparities. Although
several studies have reported relationships between various aspects of acculturation and …

Background Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been associated with
detectable levels of cotinine (a nicotine metabolite) in children's saliva. However, tobacco …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a commonly used marker of systemic inflammation, routinely
measured in serum blood samples. However salivary samples offer a non-invasive and …

This study examined how technology and media use affect stress (cortisol) and inflammation
(interleukin IL-6) in dual earning parents and their adolescents. Sixty-two families reflected …

It is generally accepted that moderate amounts of exercise improve immune system
functions and hence reduce the risk of infection whereas athletes engaged in regular …

Theoretically, the measurement of cytokines in saliva may have utility for studies of brain,
behavior, and immunity in youth. Cytokines in saliva and serum were analyzed across three …

The theory of resilience and relational load was tested with 60 couples and their adolescent
children (ages 11–18) with type I diabetes (T1D). The couples participated in a stress …

Growing evidence suggests that inflammatory responses, in both the brain and peripheral
tissues, contribute to disease pathology in Huntington's disease (HD), an inherited …

Objective Understanding individual differences in the psychobiology of the stress response
is critical to grasping how psychosocial factors contribute to racial and ethnic health …