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 ...

As the popular 2020 Apocalypse Bingo meme jokingly emphasizes, it’s been a stressful year. This makes me worry about our health. According to the allostatic load model, the effects of stress are ...

The wear and tear on the body from chronic and lifelong stress can also lead to an increased risk of dying from cancer, Medical College of Georgia researchers report. That wear and tear, called ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women who viewed themselves as lower in socioeconomic status experienced a higher allostatic load 1 year after ...

Higher allostatic load, a measure of lifelong stress, correlated with increased risk for cancer mortality, especially among younger populations, according to study results published in SSM Population ...

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 ...