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 ...

This study highlights the detrimental association of not attaining a high school degree, combined with high allostatic load as a marker of chronic stress, with cancer mortality. Efforts to promote ...

This study highlights the detrimental association of not attaining a high school degree, combined with high allostatic load as a ...

Allostatic load refers to a disorder of the body's stress response, which has been shown to increase the risk of mortality ...