Psychoneuroendocrinology
Sex-specific associations between loneliness and hair cortisol among older African American adults.
Katherine Knauft, Jacqueline Rodriguez-Stanley, Kristin M Davis, Lance M Rappaport, Francesca Luca, Nataria T Joseph, Christopher G Engeland, Samuele Zilioli
Published: 202610.1016/j.psyneuen.2026.107755
Abstract
Loneliness has been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, which disproportionately affects African American adults. Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, as measured by long-term accumulation of cortisol in hai…
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