The number of individuals experiencing sleep loss has exponentially risen over the past
decades. Extrapolation of laboratory findings to the real world suggests that females are …

In healthy individuals, the majority of cortisol secretion occurs within several hours
surrounding morning awakening. A highly studied component of this secretory period is the …

The use of ambulatory assessments (AAs) as an approach to gather self-reported
questionnaires or self-collected biochemical data is constantly increasing to investigate the …

Exposure to excessive and long-term stress may result in dysregulation of the stress system,
including the acute stress response. In particular, failure to downregulate stress-related …

The field of behavioral neuroendocrinology has only begun to explore the lived experiences
of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people exposed to stigma. In light of escalating …

Background Exposure to socioeconomic adversity is hypothesized to impact hypothalamic–
pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity and cortisol secretion, but existing evidence is …

Recent literature suggests that service dogs may be a valuable complementary intervention
option for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military veterans due to the potential …

Background: Mental well-being plays a pivotal role within the broader spectrum of health
and illness, encompassing factors such as stress, depression, and anxiety. Nature-based …

Alzheimer's disease is widely regarded as poorly treated due to poor conceptualization. For
40 years, Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology has focused on two culprits, amyloid-β …

Informed by the dimensional approach to adversity, this study disaggregated child
maltreatment effects to examine how abuse versus neglect influenced cortisol at the …