Psychoneuroendocrinology
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Psychoneuroendocrinology · Sep 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialReduction in salivary α-amylase levels following a mind-body intervention in cancer survivors--an exploratory study.
The main aim of this exploratory study was to assess whether salivary α-amylase (sAA) and salivary cortisol levels would be positively modulated by sleep-focused mind-body interventions in female and male cancer survivors. ⋯ In this exploratory study, sleep focused mind-body intervention (MBB) attenuated Waking sAA levels, suggesting positive influences of a mind-body intervention on sympathetic activity in cancer survivors with sleep disturbance.