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Apr 18
Prenatal and postnatal cigarette and cannabis exposure: Effects on Secretory Immunoglobulin A in early childhood.
Secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA) plays a critical role in immune functioning by preventing pathogens from adhering to epithelial mucosa. Most infectious agents enter the body via mucosal surfaces, thus SIgA serves in the...
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Apr 18
Early adversity and internalizing symptoms in adolescence: Mediation by individual differences in latent trait cortisol.
Research suggests that early adversity places individuals at risk for psychopathology across the life span. Guided by concepts of allostasis and allostatic load, the present study examined...
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7
Apr 18
Peer Networks, Psychobiology of Stress Response, and Adolescent Development
A consistent focus of research has been on understanding how social relationships shape the activity of the biological stress response system. Progress has been made in...
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27
Mar 18
Testosterone and Proactive-Reactive Aggression in Youth: the Moderating Role of Harsh Discipline.
This study tests a biosocial model of the link between testosterone and proactive-reactive aggression in youth at varying levels of...
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Mar 18
Anticipatory stress associated with functional magnetic resonance imaging: Implications for psychosocial stress research.
Stress tasks performed during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) elicit a relatively small cortisol response compared to stress tasks completed in...
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9
Mar 18
Employment Opportunity: Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Community-Based Early Childhood Prevention Research
The University of Maryland School of Social Work is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to begin no later than September 1, 2018...
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Feb 18
Registration for the 48th ISPNE Annual Conference Now Open!
We are thrilled to announce that the website and registration for 48th ISPNE Annual Conference, "Diversity, Health, and Resilience: Taking Science Beyond Discoveries," is now...
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Feb 18
Biobehavioral Insights into Adaptive Behavior in Complex and Dynamic Operational Settings: Lessons learned from the Soldier Performance and Effective, Adaptable Response Task.
The purpose of this study was to explore the biobehavioral correlates of adaptive behavior in the context of a standardized laboratory-based mission-relevant challenge...
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Feb 18
Attachment-Related Regulatory Processes Moderate the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Stress Reaction in Borderline Personality Disorder.
In this study, the authors explored whether attachment insecurity moderates the effects of adverse childhood experiences on stress reactivity in the context of...
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Feb 18
Emotion regulation and positive affect in the context of salivary alpha-amylase response to pain in children with cancer.
Children with cancer routinely undergo painful medical procedures invoking strong physiological stress responses. Resilience to this pain may be...
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