Inflammageing and the Interplay of Cytokines, Chemokines, and Growth Factors for Targeted Interventions
May 14, 2024Most 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 on stress and epigenetic programming
May 1, 2024A 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 Scientist
April 24, 2024The 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
April 4, 2024With 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
March 22, 2024Hundreds 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 metabolomes in children and their parental caregivers
March 6, 2024Human 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
February 14, 2024Exposure 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 salivary cortisol response
January 23, 2024The 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
January 18, 2024Fluid 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
January 4, 2024Estrogen 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 of estrogen, but findings have […]