UCLA Stress Lab

Out now, our new article titled "Greater lifetime stressor exposure is associated with poorer among sexual people of color".

Article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jclp.23463

PDF:https://www.uclastresslab.org/pubs/Parra_JofClinicalPsych_InPress.pdf

Greater lifetime stressor exposure is associated with poorer mental health among sexual minority people of color Background Research has shown that sexual minority people of color experience pervasive and sometimes severe life stressors that increase their risk of experiencing mental health problems, and that ...

Out now in Cancer, our new article "Biobehavioral factors predict an exosome of ovarian carcinoma disease progression," revealing a new biomarker for tracking progression.

PDF:http://www.uclastresslab.org/pubs/Lutgendorf_Cancer_2022.pdf

Article: https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.34496

Biobehavioral factors predict an exosome biomarker of ovarian carcinoma disease progression This study identified an exosome-derived RNA-based biomarker indicating propensity of ovarian cancer progression. This biomarker is sensitive to biobehavioral factors and may have possible use for ri...

Lab Director, Dr. George Slavich, sits down with Julian Abel of Survival of the Kindest to talk about life, , and . Listen here!

73. Professor George Slavich - What Does The Immune System Care About? %compassion - Compassionate Communities UK On the Survival of the Kindest podcast we try and piece together a variety of different views which help to explain why compassion is so important. We have heard from Professor Julianne Holt Lunstad about the dramatic effect of social relationships on reducing the risk of dying. We heard from Profes...

Out now in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, our new article examining how , , & are related in the U.S. & Korea.

Article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jclp.23376

PDF:https://uclastresslab.org/pubs/Toussaint_JClinicalPsychology_InPress.pdf

Out now in Preventive Medicine! Our new article w/ the amazing Sophia Miryam Schüssler-Fiorenza Rose & Michael Snyder on how affect , diabetes preventive care practices & access!

Online: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1f8hhKt2q2X0T

PDF:https://www.uclastresslab.org/pubs/Schussler-FiorenzaRose_PreventiveMed_2022.pdf

www.uclastresslab.org

Excited to announce our recent article on & is now featured in Nature Communications!

Editorial Highlight: https://www.nature.com/collections/ghgajdhdfj
Article: https://t.co/67sSwbimCi

Social sciences On this page we select a snapshot of outstanding developments in social science in a broad range of disciplines including anthropology, economics, ...

Out now in the Journal of Psychiatric Research! Our study showing that an immersive psychosocial training program led to an 82.7% reduction in vs. control (−23%) & also improved & . Great collaboration with Ariel Ganz, Benjamin Rolnik, Michael Snyder and team!

Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.02.034

PDF:https://www.uclastresslab.org/pubs/Ganz_JPsychiatricResearch_2022.pdf

Out now in Biological Psychiatry! We used neighborhood & lifetime data to examine the effects of prenatal crime exposure on neonatal functional connectivity. Amazing collab w/ Barch, Luby, Smyser & team!

Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322322000634?dgcid=coauthor

PDF:https://www.uclastresslab.org/pubs/Brady_Biological%20Psychiatry_2022.pdf

Out now in Psychosomatic Medicine, our new article showing that early life leads to earlier pubertal timing & slower pubertal tempo in black & white youth followed over time. Great collaboration with Dr. Elissa Epel and team!

Online: https://bit.ly/3KrxtyA
PDF: https://bit.ly/36WA4C7

April is ! To kick off the event, UCLA Stress Lab Director, Dr. George Slavich, sat down with the
American Psychological Association to discuss , , & . Online now at https://apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/stress and wherever you get your podcast episodes.

Speaking of Psychology: How to keep stress from harming your health, with George Slavich, PhD George Slavich, PhD, discusses how stress affects our brain, body, and immune system; why it’s important to measure a person’s lifetime exposure to stress; and strategies to manage stress and minimize its negative effects on your health.

Out now in Nature Communications, our great collaborative article with Candace Raio, Benjamin Lu, Michael Grubb, Grant Shields, & Paul Glimcher showing that across two studies, greater lifetime exposure predicts aversion to ambiguity but not risk preferences.

Online at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28530-2

Cumulative lifetime stressor exposure assessed by the STRAIN predicts economic ambiguity aversion - Nature Communications Uncertainty is a factor in most decisions. Here the authors quantify tolerance for two forms of economic uncertainty—risk and ambiguity—and show that greater lifetime stressor exposure (as assessed by a comprehensive lifetime stressor exposure inventory) was associated with higher aversion to de...

Published today! Our new article on discussing the potential for to reduce chronic risk & enhance but also the critical issues that need to be address to move this work forward. Great collaboration with Ed Neuhaus. Article online at:

Behavioral Psychedelics: Integrating Mind and Behavior to Improve Health and Resilience One of the most recent and potentially promising advancements in the health sciences has involved the attempted use of psychedelics for treating mental and behavioral health problems, such as anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and addiction. Despite surging scientific and public int...