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Circulating levels of GDNF in bipolar disorder by Barbosa, Izabela Guimarães, Huguet, Rodrigo Barreto, Sousa, Lirlândia Pires, Abreu, Mery Natali Silva, Rocha, Natália Pessoa, Bauer, Moisés Evandro, Carvalho, Lívia A., Teixeira, Antônio Lúcio

“…► Plasma levels of GDNF were investigated in bipolar disorder (BD) type I patients and matched controls. ► Hypothesis: BD is associated with altered…”
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Genetic Pattern and Demographic History of Salminus brasiliensis : Population Expansion in the Pantanal Region during the Pleistocene by Mondin, Lívia A de Carvalho, Machado, Carolina B, de Resende, Emiko K, Marques, Debora K S, Galetti, Jr, Pedro M

“…Pleistocene climate changes were major historical events that impacted South American biodiversity. Although the effects of such changes are well-documented…”
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Effects of Group Drumming Interventions on Anxiety, Depression, Social Resilience and Inflammatory Immune Response among Mental Health Service Users by Fancourt, Daisy, Perkins, Rosie, Ascenso, Sara, Carvalho, Livia A, Steptoe, Andrew, Williamon, Aaron

“…Growing numbers of mental health organizations are developing community music-making interventions for service users; however, to date there has been little…”
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The glucocorticoid receptor: Pivot of depression and of antidepressant treatment? by Anacker, Christoph, Zunszain, Patricia A, Carvalho, Livia A, Pariante, Carmine M

“…Summary Hyperactivity of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and increased levels of glucocorticoid hormones in patients with depression have mostly…”
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Long work hours, weekend working and depressive symptoms in men and women: findings from a UK population-based study by Weston, Gillian, Zilanawala, Afshin, Webb, Elizabeth, Carvalho, Livia A, McMunn, Anne

“…BackgroundGlobalised and 24/7 business operations have fuelled demands for people to work long hours and weekends. Research on the mental health effects of…”
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Disruption of multisystem responses to stress in type 2 diabetes: Investigating the dynamics of allostatic load by Steptoe, Andrew, Hackett, Ruth A., Lazzarino, Antonio I., Bostock, Sophie, La Marca, Roberto, Carvalho, Livia A., Hamer, Mark

“…Psychological stress-related processes are thought to contribute to the development and progression of type 2 diabetes, but the biological mechanisms involved…”
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Shorter telomeres with high telomerase activity are associated with raised allostatic load and impoverished psychosocial resources by Zalli, Argita, Carvalho, Livia A., Lin, Jue, Hamer, Mark, Erusalimsky, Jorge D., Blackburn, Elizabeth H., Steptoe, Andrew

“…Recent work has linked psychological stress with premature cellular aging as indexed by reduced leukocyte telomere lenght. The combination of shorter telomeres…”
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Self-reported vision impairment and incident prefrailty and frailty in English community-dwelling older adults: findings from a 4-year follow-up study by Liljas, Ann E M, Carvalho, Livia A, Papachristou, Efstathios, De Oliveira, Cesar, Wannamethee, S Goya, Ramsay, Sheena E, Walters, Kate R

“…BackgroundLittle is known about vision impairment and frailty in older age. We investigated the relationship of poor vision and incident prefrailty and…”
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Self‐Reported Hearing Impairment and Incident Frailty in English Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: A 4‐Year Follow‐Up Study by Liljas, Ann E. M., Carvalho, Livia A., Papachristou, Efstathios, Oliveira, Cesar De, Wannamethee, S. Goya, Ramsay, Sheena E., Walters, Kate

“…Objectives To examine the association between hearing impairment and incident frailty in older adults. Design Cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses with…”
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Short sleep duration is associated with shorter telomere length in healthy men: findings from the Whitehall II cohort study by Jackowska, Marta, Hamer, Mark, Carvalho, Livia A, Erusalimsky, Jorge D, Butcher, Lee, Steptoe, Andrew

“…Shorter telomere length and poor sleep are more prevalent at older ages, but their relationship is uncertain. This study explored associations between sleep…”
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Clinical characteristics of inflammation-associated depression: Monocyte gene expression is age-related in major depressive disorder by Grosse, Laura, Carvalho, Livia A, Wijkhuijs, Annemarie J.M, Bellingrath, Silja, Ruland, Tillmann, Ambrée, Oliver, Alferink, Judith, Ehring, Thomas, Drexhage, Hemmo A, Arolt, Volker

“…Abstract Increased inflammatory activation might only be present in a subgroup of depressed individuals in which immune processes are especially relevant to…”
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Hearing impairment and incident disability and all-cause mortality in older British community-dwelling men by Liljas, Ann E M, Wannamethee, S Goya, Whincup, Peter H, Papacosta, Olia, Walters, Kate, Iliffe, Steve, Lennon, Lucy T, Carvalho, Livia A, Ramsay, Sheena E

“…hearing impairment is common in older adults and has been implicated in the risk of disability and mortality. We examined the association between hearing…”
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Does the Mediterranean Diet Protect against Stress-Induced Inflammatory Activation in European Adolescents? The HELENA Study by Carvalho, Kenia M B, Ronca, Débora B, Michels, Nathalie, Huybrechts, Inge, Cuenca-Garcia, Magdalena, Marcos, Ascensión, Molnár, Dénes, Dallongeville, Jean, Manios, Yannis, Schaan, Beatriz D, Moreno, Luis, de Henauw, Stefaan, Carvalho, Livia A

“…Stress increases inflammation but whether adherence to Mediterranean diet counteracts this association and how early can these effects be observed is not well…”
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Interactions between Cationic Vesicles and Serum Proteins by Carvalho, Lívia A, Carmona-Ribeiro, Ana M

“…Bovine serum albumin (BSA) and anti-bovine serum albumin (a-BSA) were separately incorporated in dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DODAB) liposomes in water…”
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The relationship between cortisol responses to laboratory stress and cortisol profiles in daily life by Kidd, Tara, Carvalho, Livia A., Steptoe, Andrew

“…•Few studies have examined associations between laboratory and everyday cortisol.•Cortisol responses to laboratory stress were associated with cortisol…”
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Glucocorticoids, cytokines and brain abnormalities in depression by Zunszain, Patricia A., Anacker, Christoph, Cattaneo, Annamaria, Carvalho, Livia A., Pariante, Carmine M.

“…Major depression (MD) is a common psychiatric disorder with a complex and multifactor aetiology. Potential mechanisms associated with the pathogenesis of this…”
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Combined influence of depressive symptoms and systemic inflammation on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: evidence for differential effects by gender in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing by Lawes, Samantha, Demakakos, Panayotes, Steptoe, Andrew, Lewis, Glyn, Carvalho, Livia A

“…Depressive symptoms and inflammation are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. We investigated the combined association of these factors…”
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Circulating cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells as potential predictors for antidepressant response in melancholic depression. Restoration of T regulatory cell populations after antidepressant therapy by Grosse, Laura, Carvalho, Livia A., Birkenhager, Tom K., Hoogendijk, Witte J., Kushner, Steven A., Drexhage, Hemmo A., Bergink, Veerle

“…Rationale There is a substantial unmet need for biomarkers to predict treatment response in major depressive disorder (MDD). Evidence has converged on…”
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Association of Anxiety With Pain and Disability but Not With Increased Measures of Inflammation in Adolescent Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Hanns, Laura, Radziszewska, Anna, Suffield, Linda, Josephs, Francesca, Chaplin, Hema, Peckham, Hannah, Sen, Debajit, Christie, Deborah, Carvalho, Livia A., Ioannou, Yiannis

“…Objective To explore whether anxiety and depression are associated with clinical measures of disease for adolescent patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis…”
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Interplay between the pro-oxidant and antioxidant systems and proinflammatory cytokine levels, in relation to iron metabolism and the erythron in depression by Rybka, Joanna, Kędziora-Kornatowska, Kornelia, Banaś-Leżańska, Patrycja, Majsterek, Ireneusz, Carvalho, Livia A., Cattaneo, Annamaria, Anacker, Christoph, Kędziora, Józef

“…As there is strong evidence for inflammation and oxidative stress in depression, the aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between oxidative…”
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