Salivary Secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA) Associations with Social Network Structures
Associations between Secretory Immunoglobulin A and Social Network Structure. Author: Kornienko O, et al. (2018). PURPOSE: This study investigates the social determinants of health by examining how mucosal immunity is associated with the patterning of social connections in a network. Studies have suggested that social networks have biological underpinnings, but investigations at the scale of […]
Salivary testosterone / salivary cortisol ratio may predict a team player’s social popularity
Long-term stability of diurnal salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase secretion patterns Author: Ponzi D, et al (2016), Psychoneuroendocrinology This study tested whether testosterone and cortisol interacted in predicting social network centrality. The sample size consisted of 41 male rugby athletes from Burnaby, Canada. Using social network analysis (SNA), three measures of centrality were investigated: popularity (i.e., […]