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

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 ...

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 ...