Fatigue in adolescents may be related to psychological, somatic, and lifestyle factors. In a longitudinal study of 653 adolescent girls, …Read the Rest
Mind-Body
Massage Therapy for Pediatric Cancer
July 18, 2017
Mind-Body
Massage therapy has been suggested as a helpful complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) intervention for children with cancer. For example, …Read the Rest
Psychological Stress and Ovarian Cancer
July 17, 2017
Mind-Body
Ovarian cancer and distress are often seen together. To promote the therapeutic effects and quality of life for the patients, …Read the Rest
Cytokines, Depression, and Psychoneuroimmunology
July 16, 2017
Immune
Cytokines such as interferon (IFN)-alpha may cause dopamine depletion and affect the pathways of monoamine metabolism. Their alterations may result …Read the Rest
Cytokine Therapies and Psychiatric Disorders
July 14, 2017
Mind-Body
Cytokine therapies including interferon-alpha (IF-alpha) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) have been used for cancers and chronic diseases including melanoma, hepatitis C, …Read the Rest
Depression in Older People
July 12, 2017
Mind-Body
Chronic depression and dementia are often seen together in older people. Why do these happen? What are the mechanisms? Studies …Read the Rest
Psychoneuroimmunology and Ocular Diseases
July 11, 2017
Mind-Body
Studies in psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) have revealed the connections between psychosocial stress and depression with immune dysfunctions and various physical problems …Read the Rest
Depression and Skin Disorders
July 8, 2017
Mind-Body
Depressive disorders are often seen together with skin disorders. The rate of the comorbidity of depression and dermatologic diseases is …Read the Rest
Stress, Immunity, and Breast Cancer Patients
July 7, 2017
Mind-Body
Breast cancer patients after surgery often have higher levels of distress and need psychosocial adaptation to the new conditions. The …Read the Rest
Obesity, Emotional Conditions, Eating Behaviors, and Inflammation
July 6, 2017
Mind-Body
Obesity has been associated with chronic low-degree inflammation that can result in stress and behavioral problems. A study investigated the …Read the Rest
Sleep loss, Mood, and Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
July 4, 2017
Mind-Body
Sleep disturbances have been closely related to pain. What are the influences of sleep loss on mood and pain among …Read the Rest
Anxiety Disorders and Psychoneuroimmunology
July 2, 2017
Mind-Body
The discoveries in psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) need to be translated into clinical care and better quality of life for patients. Such …Read the Rest
Anxiety, Depression, and Systemic Sclerosis
July 1, 2017
Mind-Body
Recent studies including those in psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) have collected many evidences on the psychosocial correlations with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Systemic …Read the Rest
Psychoneuroimmunology, Meditation, and Stress Management
June 29, 2017
Mind-Body
Meditation is a mind-body practice that may help with the management of stress. It may reduce the allostatic load and …Read the Rest
Anxiety and Vaccine Responses in Early Adolescence
June 28, 2017
Mind-Body
The field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) focuses on the studies of the interactions among psychological activities such as stress, and the …Read the Rest
Mindfulness Meditation for Sleep Disorders in Older Adults
June 26, 2017
Mind-Body
Among older adults, sleep disturbances are frequently complained. However, the problems have very limited therapeutic choices. Approaches from mind-body medicine …Read the Rest
Stress, Depression, and Medial Prefrontal Cortex
June 24, 2017
Mind-Body
Major depressive disorder (MDD) can be triggered by stress experiences. Studies have shown that stress may change the reward processing …Read the Rest
Resilience, Adversity, Gene Expression, and Wellbeing
June 22, 2017
Mind-Body
Chronic social adversity may lead to a “conserved transcriptional response to adversity (CTRA)” with higher levels of pro-inflammatory genes and …Read the Rest
Psychoneuroimmunology and Anxiety Disorders
June 21, 2017
Mind-Body
The incidence of psychiatric disorders including anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) is getting higher and higher …Read the Rest
Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Psychiatric Disorders among Children and Adolescents
June 20, 2017
Biomarkers
Inflammation, immune dysfunctions, and abnormal cytokine levels have been closely related to psychiatric disorders among adult patients in recent studies …Read the Rest
Stress, Dysfunctional Attitudes, and Genetic Factors
June 19, 2017
Mind-Body
What are the relationships among dysfunctional attitudes, stressful events, and genetic factors? How can these factors influence daily emotions? A …Read the Rest
What is Psychodermatology
June 18, 2017
Immune
Skin disorders are often associated with psychological conditions such as stress and anxiety. With more and more evidences linking mind …Read the Rest
Stress, Childhood Trauma, and Diseases
June 15, 2017
Mind-Body
Psychological stress is an essential factor in health and illnesses. Stress has been closely related to the onset and progression …Read the Rest
Anxiety, Depression, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
June 14, 2017
Mind-Body
A recent study investigated the association between psychosocial reserve capacity and the conditions of anxiety and depression (Zamora-Racaza et al., …Read the Rest
Anxiety, Depression, and Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (SAR)
June 5, 2017
Mind-Body
Increasing evidences have indicated the strong connections between seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) and psychological conditions, especially anxiety and depression. A …Read the Rest
