HPA-axis

Altered stress responses in children exposed to early adversity: a systematic review of salivary cortisol studies

Pathological stress responses are implicated in numerous disorders. Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis function is influenced by gene–environment...

Timing matters: long term effects of adversities from prenatal period up to adolescence on adolescents’ cortisol stress response

Objective Altered cortisol response is a vulnerability marker for a variety of stress-related diseases and...