Inflammageing and the Interplay of Cytokines, Chemokines, and Growth Factors for Targeted In...

Most older individuals develop inflammageing, a condition characterized by elevated levels of blood inflammatory markers that carries high susceptibility to chronic morbidity...

A cluster-randomized trial of water, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions o...

A regulated stress response is essential for healthy child growth and development trajectories. We conducted a cluster-randomized trial in rural Bangladesh (funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01590095) to assess the effects of an...

Career Opportunity: Join Naval Health Research Center in San Diego as a Sleep Research Scien...

The Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) is seeking an outstanding Sleep Research Scientist to join our...

Cytokine levels measured in gingival crevicular fluid as an oral health application

With effective antiretroviral therapy, people with HIV (PWH) are living longer and aging; the majority of PWH in the United States are now over the age of 50 and in women have gone through the...

Stress Biomarkers and Child Development in Young Children in Bangladesh

Hundreds of millions of children in low- and middle-income countries are exposed to chronic stressors, such as poverty, poor sanitation and hygiene, and sub-optimal nutrition. These stressors can have...

Salivary metabolomics in the family environment: A large-scale study investigating oral meta...

Human metabolism is complex and dynamic, and is impacted by genetics, diet, health, and countless inputs from the environment. Beyond the genetics shared by family members, cohabitation leads to shared microbial and environmental exposures. Furthermore, metabolism is affected by factors such as...

Association of salivary metals with ADHD

Exposure to toxic heavy metals has been associated with the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, fewer studies have examined the associations between abnormal levels of......

Service dog placement with US military veterans with PTSD could help boost their morning sal...

The goal of this study was to identify how service dogs may impact stress physiology among veterans with......

Biomarkers for Huntington’s Disease- Improving Clinical Outcomes

Fluid biomarkers have traditionally been measured in cerebral spinal fluid and blood and the identification of markers in these biofluids has led to critical advances in...

Salivary Estradiol and Binge Eating Risk in Females

Estrogen moderation of genetic influences on eating disorder symptoms during gonadarche in girls: Specific effects on binge eating Rolan, E et al. (2023) Psychoneuroendocrinology ABSTRACT: The heritability of eating disorder (ED) symptoms increases dramatically across gonadarche in girls. Past studies suggest these developmental differences could be due to pubertal activation…

Salivary Uric Acid Reactivity Linked to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk in Black and Latin...

Black and Latinx Americans are at disproportionate risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome. A well-documented pathway to these adverse health outcomes is...

Salivary Cortisol Responses to Daily Stressors Based on Early Life Adversity

Studies examining the impact of early adversity on physiological responsivity to environmental challenges in later life yield a complex pattern of findings and ambiguity regarding the direction of effect, with some studies reporting heightened...

Cortisol to assess correlation between stress and popularity in Hadza men

In recent years there has been much research regarding the extent to which social status is related to long-term indices of health. The majority of studies looking at the interplay between social status and health have been conducted in...

Analysis of Salivary Microbiome in Caregiver-Child Dyads to explore the effects of Environme...

Human oral microbial communities are diverse, with implications for oral and systemic health. Oral microbial communities change over time; thus, it is important to understand how healthy versus ...

Gray Matter Volume Reduction and Raised Salivary Testosterone to Cortisol Ratio Related to B...

Blast-induced neurotrauma (BINT) frequently occurs during military training and deployment and has been linked to long-term neuropsychological and neurocognitive changes, and changes in brain...