Sonoda, Nozomi Takahata, Kaori Tarumi, Wataru Shinohara, Kazuyuki Horiuchi, Shigeko
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background During pregnancy, physiological, psychological, and social changes affect pregnant women’s childcare anxiety and childrearing behavior. However, there are scarce reports on hormonal evaluation related to such anxiety and behavior. Herein, we evaluated changes in salivary cortisol (primary outcome) and oxytocin (secondary outcome) levels ...
Alonso, Silvia Caceres, Sara Vélez, Daniel Sanz, Luis Silvan, Gema Illera, Maria Jose Illera, Juan Carlos
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundThe interaction of hormonal factors are crucial for good foetal development. During the second trimester of gestation, most of the main physiological processes of foetal development occur. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the variations in the physiological levels of cortisol, estriol, estrone sulphate, and progesterone d...
Sousa, Geovan Menezes de Lima-Araújo, Geissy Lainny de Araújo, Dráulio Barros de Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de
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BMC Psychology
BackgroundPsychological distress in University settings has grown and became a public health concern. In this context, contemplative practices such as mindfulness have been proposed as a strategy to help students on stress management.MethodsForty university students (20 female), aged between 18 to 30 years (mean = 24.15; SD = 3.56), with no previou...
Pavlickova, H. Russell, A. E. Lightman, S. McCabe, R.
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BMC Research Notes
ObjectivesReceiving a diagnosis of dementia is life-changing for the individual and their companion. The aim of the study was to explore the feasibility of collecting salivary cortisol from patients who are informed if they have dementia and their companions. Patients and companions collected nine saliva samples in three batches: 1–2 weeks before, ...
Pusomjit, Pannaporn Teengam, Prinjaporn Thepsuparungsikul, Nichanan Sanongkiet, Sucharat Chailapakul, Orawon
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Microchimica Acta
A non-invasive aptamer-based electrochemical biosensor using disposable screen-printed graphene electrodes (SPGEs) was developed for simple, rapid, and sensitive determination of cortisol levels. Selective detection of cortisol based on a label-free electrochemical assay was achieved by specific recognition of the cortisol DNA aptamer (CApt). The C...
Goulter, Natalie Roubinov, Danielle S McMahon, Robert J Boyce, W Thomas Bush, Nicole R
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Research on child and adolescent psychopathology
The development of child mental health problems has been associated with experiences of adversity and dysregulation of stress response systems; however, past research has largely focused on externalizing or internalizing problems (rather than their co-occurrence) and single physiological systems in high-risk adolescent samples. The present study ex...
Basu, Trina Maguire, Jamie Salpekar, Jay A
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Neuroscience letters
Stress is a common seizure trigger in persons with epilepsy. The body's physiological response to stress is mediated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and involves a hormonal cascade that includes corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), adrenocorticotropin releasing hormone (ACTH) and the release of cortisol (in humans and primates) o...
Gheorghe, Delia A. Panouillères, Muriel T. N. Walsh, Nicholas D.
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Cerebellum & Ataxias
BackgroundTranscranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) over the prefrontal cortex has been shown to modulate subjective, neuronal and neuroendocrine responses, particularly in the context of stress processing. However, it is currently unknown whether tDCS stimulation over other brain regions, such as the cerebellum, can similarly affect the stres...
Shin, Sunghwan Oh, Hyeonju Park, Hea Ree Joo, Eun Yeon Lee, Soo-Youn
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Annals of Laboratory Medicine
Melatonin and cortisol are clinically important for diagnosing sleep and mood disorders. We developed and validated a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) assay for simultaneous measurement of salivary melatonin and cortisol concentrations according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Additionally, we...
Petrowski, Katja Buehrer, Stefan Niedling, Mathias Schmalbach, Bjarne
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Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
It is assumed that the production of cortisol is modulated by light exposure. While initial evidence supports this principal effect, the specific effect of light (intensity and wavelength) onto the cortisol stress response is still not completely understood. One between-subject experiment was conducted in a standardized sleep laboratory setting to ...
