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Kate M Edwards

Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
Verified email at sydney.edu.au
Cited by 3905

The effects of exercise on vaccination responses: a review of chronic and acute exercise interventions in humans

AR Pascoe, MAF Singh, KM Edwards - Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2014 - Elsevier
Vaccination programs, although feted for success in reducing infectious disease morbidity
and mortality, are limited by vaccine efficacy, which is particularly problematic in populations …

Whole-body cryotherapy as a recovery technique after exercise: a review of the literature

C Rose, KM Edwards, J Siegler… - … journal of sports …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
This review aims to evaluate the current body of literature investigating the effect of whole
body cryotherapy on recovery after exercise. A systematic search was conducted to …

Is obstructive sleep apnea associated with cortisol levels? A systematic review of the research evidence

LM Tomfohr, KM Edwards, JE Dimsdale - Sleep medicine reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with
dysregulation of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; however a relationship …

Acute stress exposure prior to influenza vaccination enhances antibody response in women

KM Edwards, VE Burns, T Reynolds, D Carroll… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Animal studies have shown that an acute stressor in close temporal proximity to immune
challenge can enhance the response to delayed-type hypersensitivity and antibody …

A general enhancement of autonomic and cortisol responses during social evaluative threat

JA Bosch, EJC De Geus, D Carroll… - Psychosomatic …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine the Social Self Preservation Theory, which predicts that stressors
involving social evaluative threat (SET) characteristically activate the hypothalamic-pituitary …

Eccentric exercise as an adjuvant to influenza vaccination in humans

KM Edwards, VE Burns, LM Allen, JS McPhee… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The immune response to vaccination in animals can be enhanced by exposure to acute
stress at the time of vaccination. The efficacy of this adjuvant strategy for vaccination in …

Racial differences in sleep architecture: the role of ethnic discrimination

L Tomfohr, MA Pung, KM Edwards, JE Dimsdale - Biological psychology, 2012 - Elsevier
African Americans have been consistently shown to have less deep (slow wave sleep; SWS)
and more light (Stages 1 and 2) sleep than Caucasian Americans. This paper explored …

Mobilization of γδ T lymphocytes in response to psychological stress, exercise, and β-agonist infusion

LH Anane, KM Edwards, VE Burns, MT Drayson… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The mobilization of cytotoxic lymphocytes, such Natural Killer (NK) cells and CD8+ T cells,
during stress and exercise is well documented in humans. However, humans have another …

[HTML][HTML] Companion dog acquisition and mental well-being: A community-based three-arm controlled study

L Powell, KM Edwards, P McGreevy, A Bauman… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Dog ownership is suggested to improve mental well-being, although empirical
evidence among community dog owners is limited. This study examined changes in human …

Rudimentary signs of immunosenescence in Cytomegalovirus-seropositive healthy young adults

JE Turner, JP Campbell, KM Edwards, LJ Howarth… - Age, 2014 - Springer
Ageing is associated with a decline in immune competence termed immunosenescence. In
the elderly, this process results in an accumulation of differentiated 'effector'phenotype …