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Email: KCoussey@mednet.ucla.edu
Telephone: 310-794-0448

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Hosted by the Los Angeles Collaborative HIV/AIDS Public Health Research Center :

This presentation will highlight current research on biomarkers of psychosocial stress and how they may be helpful in HIV prevention and intervention efforts. Non-invasive neuroendocrine biomarkers (e.g., cortisol and catecholamines) from saliva and urine as well as routine health indicators (e.g., blood pressure, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio) are increasingly used to quantify acute and chronic “stress”. When combined into a cumulative risk measure, these biomarkers are emerging as strong predictors of future mental and physical health and functioning in large scale population studies. A similar strategy may be useful for identifying individuals at greatest risk for HIV infection, targeting interventions for those most likely to experience poor outcomes once infected, and objectively assessing the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for infected people. The preliminary findings, benefits and drawbacks of using biomarkers in an ongoing intervention study for HIV+ Latina and African American women in Los Angeles County will be discussed.