Study Findings
The quantity and quality of social _______ appear to influence the immune response.
This research field examines physiological responses to psychological stress
What is psychoneuroimmunology?
Studies observed amplified inflammatory response in immune cells from _______ individuals, suggesting that inflammation underlies the associations between loneliness and poor health.
What is lonely?
Blood samples can be used to assess circulating levels of this at baseline and to examine functional responses of innate immune cells.