PLOS mental health.· 2026Q2
The hidden burden of college life: Stress, sleep, and salivary biomarkers in students—A cross-sectional study
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High perceived stress in 90.4% of undergraduates correlated with fatigue and poor sleep, and was linked to specific salivary biomarker changes: increased sympathetic activation (α-amylase), HPA axis dysregulation (cortisol), circadian disruption (melatonin), and mucosal immune activation (IgA, lysozyme).
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