Stress leads to detrimental health outcomes through direct biological and indirect
behavioural changes. Stress can lead to disruption to normal eating behaviours, although …

Objective Athletes anticipating sport competition regularly experience distinct emotional and
physiological responses as a result of the expected psychosocial and physical stress …

Background: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has devastating effects on patients and
caregivers, yet the factors underlying caregiver stress are poorly understood. Methods: 108 …

Stress is associated with the secretion of cortisol throughout the day, but less is known about
the dynamic effects of stress on the cortisol awakening response (CAR). More widely …

Background The majority of the world's children live in low-and middle-income countries and
face multiple obstacles to optimal wellbeing. The mechanisms by which adversities–social …

Objective Hundreds of scientific publications are produced annually that involve the
measurement of cortisol in saliva. Intra-and inter-laboratory variation in salivary cortisol …

Stress-related eating has been well documented in previous literature. However, there is
limited research investigating the role of cortisol reactivity in daily stress-eating associations …

Objectives: This study investigates the psychological and physiological impact of caring for a
partner with fronto-temporal dementia (FTD). Carers were expected to exhibit greater stress …

Providing care for people with dementia can be a highly stressful profession. Hair Cortisol
Concentration (HCC) levels have been used as a biological marker for HPA axis activity to …

Hair cortisol analysis is a method of analysing the stress hormone cortisol that offers great
potential for helping researchers understand the long-term impact of stress and distress on …