Allostatic load refers to wear and tear on the body that occurs over time due to chronic stress. Biomarkers such as cortisol, blood pressure, and inflammatory markers can help measure allostatic load.
Efforts have been made to improve health outcomes management by identifying the factors associated with survival in patients with cancer. However, different social, nutritional, and management ...
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis orchestrates the physiological response to unpredictable acute stressors. Moreover, the HPA axis exhibits prominent circadian activity and synchronizes ...
Psychosocial stressors have been implicated in tumor initiation and progression. The proposed pathway includes the release of primary stress hormones such as cortisol and catecholamines by the ...
Elevated allostatic load was associated with a lower likelihood of completing chemotherapy and a lower overall survival rate in patients with lymph node-positive or high-risk lymph node-negative ...
A recent study aimed to identify associations between socioeconomic status, allostatic load, and clinical trial end points in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). SDOH can be environmental, ...