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Temperament predicts salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase in BASE jumpers
May 19, 2017Stress reactivity and personality in extreme sport athletes: The psychobiology of BASE jumpers Author: Monasterio E, et al. (2016), Physiology & Behavior This is the first report of the psychobiology of stress in BASE jumpers, one of the most dangerous forms of extreme sport. We tested the hypotheses that indicators of emotional style (temperament) predict […]
Douglas A. Granger, Ph.D., to Join DAACRO’s Scientific Advisory Board
May 17, 2017(May 17, 2017) With the addition of psychoneuroendocrinology researcher, Douglas A. Granger, Ph.D., DAACRO’s advisory board continues to cultivate a network of multi-disciplinary scientific experts, enabling access to key scientific knowledge that is required, but not often achieved through traditional Contract Research Organizations (CROs). DAACRO combines CRO standards with psychonneuroendocrine stress expertise, and further enhances [...]
Salivary Cortisol variability is influenced by social characteristics of owner and dog
May 8, 2017Psychobiological Factors Affecting Cortisol Variability in Human-Dog Dyads Author: Schöberl I, et al. (2017), PLOS One Stress responses within dyads are modulated by interactions such as mutual emotional support and conflict. We investigated dyadic psychobiological factors influencing intra-individual cortisol variability in response to different challenging situations by testing 132 owners and their dogs in a […]
Douglas A. Granger, PhD appointed Chancellor’s Professor
May 1, 2017Douglas A. Granger, PhD, director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research and a professor of psychology and social behavior, public health, and pediatrics has been appointed a Chancellor’s Professor. The appointment took effect April 1 and is reserved for exceptional scholars who have demonstrated unusual academic merit and exhibit high promise for continued […]
I love you from the bottom of my hypothalamus: Pair bonds & the stress response system
April 19, 2017I love you from the bottom of my hypothalamus: The role of stress physiology in romantic pair bond formation and maintenance Author: Mercado E, et al. (2017), Social and Personality Psychology Compass Monogamous pair bonds helped solve ancestral problems pertinent to our survival as a species. In order for these pair bonds to succeed, biological […]
Measuring salivary transferrin to determine blood contamination levels
April 13, 2017A statistical method to calculate blood contamination in the measurement of salivary hormones in healthy women. Author: Behr GA, et al. (2016), Clinical Biochemistry OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have reported that salivary concentrations of certain hormones correlate with their respective serum levels. However, most of these studies did not control for potential blood contamination in saliva. […]
Salivary cotinine shows personalized outreach improves participation in smoking cessation services
March 30, 2017Effectiveness of personalised risk information and taster sessions to increase the uptake of smoking cessation services (Start2quit): a randomised controlled trial. Author: Gilbert H, et al (2017), The Lancet BACKGROUND: National Health Service Stop Smoking Services (SSSs) offer help to smokers motivated to quit; however, attendance rates are low and recent figures show a downward […]
Salivary DNA analysis shows exercise reduces genetic risk for depression and suicidal ideation
March 23, 2017A genetic risk factor for major depression and suicidal ideation is mitigated by physical activity Author: Taylor MK, et al. (2017), Psychiatry Research We evaluated associations of five candidate polymorphisms (Bcl1 [rs41423247], -2C/G [rs2070951], COMT [rs737865], Val66Met [rs6265], and 5HTTLPR [biallelic and triallelic [5HTTLPR/rs25531]) with probable MDD and suicidal ideation (SI), the effects of physical […]
Evidence supports studying cortisol and DHEA in concert
March 8, 2017Cortisol and DHEA in development and psychopathology Author: Karmin HS, et al (2017), Hormones and Behavior Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and cortisol are the most abundant hormones of the human fetal and adult adrenals released as end products of a tightly coordinated endocrine response to stress. Together, they mediate short- and long-term stress responses and enable physiological […]
Insulin from Saliva: Salimetrics Launches New Testing Protocol to Supplement Modern Obesity Research
February 23, 2017(February 23, 2016) With salivary insulin testing from Salimetrics' SalivaLab, investigators studying diseases associated with adult and childhood obesity such as type II diabetes mellitus, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, and the biological pathways of insulin now have an easy way to get important biological data from more participants. Today, researchers can fast-track sample collection and [...]