Moderate allostasis also enhances the immune response, but excessive allostatic load suppresses immunity. An elegant example of this comes from work done in McEwen's lab, where rats were exposed ...

Conclusions: The findings support suggestions that psychological measures have utility in predicting athletic injury, although the relatively modest explained variance highlights the need to also ...

Community and population-based health promotion programs for minority populations. Josiemer Mattei's research focuses on diet and lifestyle behaviors, genetic variants, and psychosocial factors that ...