An
investigation of the effects of psychological stress on primary and secondary
antibody responses to vaccination
The research team
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Kav Vedhara
Rona Moss-Morris |
Research area
Psychological stress affects most people at some stage in their lives and for many
these stressful periods can be emotionally and physically taxing. Current research
suggests that psychological stress has substantial biological consequences, including
poorer antibody response to vaccination.
In order to identify what features of psychological stress impact on vaccination, we will
measure psychological stress in three ways - an experimental procedure (CO2 challenge)
that induces a brief physiological response to stress, individual reports of perceived
stress and the stress of academic examinations.
The participant information sheet included on this website provides you with more
detailed information on your participation in this study and outlines the research
stages (see flowchart below). Also included is the consent form which you are required
to sign before participating in the study.
Download
Participant information sheet(121.8KB PDF)
This research is a collaborative project between project members from the Departments
of Psychological Medicine and Molecular Medicine and Pathology. Attached is a
photo of the project team members for your information. You can also read further
about this research in an article included on this website which was published recently
in the AMRF journal.
Read the article about the
How stress affects the immune system(2.6MB PDF)
