Objective: The basic objective of this systematic review was to identify potential biomarkers
for chronic stress. Methods: A systematic review of studies linking biomarkers in people with …

Anxiety is among the most frequently studied emotions in second language acquisition
(SLA). Study abroad (SA) researchers have examined its effects on SLA in that setting in a …

In the critical context of COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are on the front line,
participating directly in the care, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with COVID-19. This …

Cortisol has long been recognized as the “stress biomarker” in evaluating stress related
disorders. Plasma, urine or saliva are the current source for cortisol analysis. The sampling …

Background Maternal stress before, during and after pregnancy has profound effects on the
development and lifelong function of the infant's neurocognitive development. We …

Background Stress may negatively affect surgeons' performance during surgical procedures,
jeopardizing patient safety. For measuring stress, complex methods are used that cannot …

In the pregnant mother and her fetus, chronic prenatal stress results in entrainment of the
fetal heartbeat by the maternal heartbeat, quantified by the fetal stress index (FSI). Deep …

Objective To examine whether cumulative cortisol production changes during a period of
increased demands when cortisol and stress are assessed concurrently. The study also …

Alterations in neurobiological stress systems such as the autonomic nervous system (ANS)
and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis contribute to the development and …

Background Over recent decades, chronic stress at an early age has become a worrying
health problem in children. We seek to evaluate an intervention involving mindfulness …