Urs Nater visited @teresaorourke.bsky.social and Katharina Luttenberger at the @unikrems.bsky.social for a collaboration meeting. The visit also included a first-hand glimpse into psychotherapeutic bouldering, a promising approach in mental health care. Looking forward to working together! 🧗🏻‍♂️

New paper!📝 Long COVID and depression in youth looked clinically similar,but differed in stress physiology: higher HPA axis activity (hair cortisol) in depression, lower vagal tone (resting HRV) in Long COVID. By @odkothgassner.bsky.social @andreasgoreis.bsky.social et al.: doi.org/10.1016/j.cp...

We´re excited to announce that the Stress Lab will soon be featured on TV, offering a glimpse into our work! Special thanks to the team at 3Sat and to Markus, Louise and Sara for showing us what a laboratory stress test looks like - stay tuned, it airs in November! 🎥

New paper out! Find out what factors best predict cortisol responder status when exposed to a stressful task. doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...

We are excited to see the ISSAC study protocol paper published! 🎉 We look forward to seeing the findings!

Celine Bencker@celinebencker.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Very happy to share that the protocol paper for my ISSAC Study is out today! 🎉 I started planning ISSAC about four years ago, so it feels special to finally share a first part of the project. Data collection is almost done! Results will still take a while, but stay tuned – there’s more to come 👀

Applications are open for the 2027 Health and Behavior International Collaborative (HBIC) Award! 🌍 Six $3,000 awards support new international collaborations in behavioral medicine and health promotion. Learn more and apply: ibtnetwork.org/training-ini...

It was such a pleasure having you with us in Vienna, Madeleine! We’re excited to see the results of our collaboration study! 🧪📈

Madeleine Kördel@mkoerdel.bsky.social · 3w ago

Spent a great week in Vienna visiting Urs Nater and his lab! A highlight was getting hands-on experience with hair-sample cortisol analysis. Thanks, Nadine Skoluda, for organizing this great exchange and thanks to @stresslabvienna.bsky.social for the warm welcome and the insights into your projects!

Poster highlight from the DGVM 2026: Anna Fekete presented “Studying the time course of potential Health Effects after attending a Music Concert - A Protocol of a Randomized Control Trial” at the DGVM Congress, hosted by the German Society for Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Modification.

Poster highlight from the DGVM 2026: Klara Hagspiel presented “The Day-to-Day Association Between Psychological Factors and Persistent Somatic Symptoms: An EMA Study” at the DGVM Congress, hosted by the German Society for Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Modification.

Our team enjoyed the inspiring scientific exchanges at the 2026 DGVM Congress (Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation) in Potsdam last week. We’re back home with many new ideas and inspiration.💬💡

We cannot wait for the 2026 DGVM congress (Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation), starting next week📅 See the presentations by our team below, and for the full schedule visit www.dgvm2026.de/home!

Had inspiring days at #ISPNE2026, with many exciting talks and discussions! ✨ As part of a symposium organized by Jennifer Gordan and Hannah Klusmann, I had the chance to share a first glimpse of our meta-analysis findings on cortisol (re)activity in premenstrual disorders – stay tuned! :)

Our lab was represented at @ispne.bsky.social conference in Erlangen by @markusforamitti.bsky.social , who presented some of our latest research and enjoyed many inspiring exchanges with colleagues from across psychoneuroendocrinology. Thanks to everyone for a great conference!

It was our pleasure to host Prof. Suvin Choi @choizhulian.bsky.social from Chung-Ang University (Seoul, South Korea) in our lab! We’re excited to collaborate on music and stress research. 🎵🎶

New paper led by @teresaorourke.bsky.social: How do transgender, gender diverse, and cisgender youth cope with daily stress? Stress relief isn’t one-size-fits-all. Music listening and disengagement were linked to lower subsequent stress, but other strategies varied by gender🏳️‍🌈 doi.org/10.1177/1359...

Poster highlight from #SAA2026 @saa2026.bsky.social: Anna Fekete presented her poster "How Long Do the Health Effects of a Music Concert Last? A Protocol to Track the Timeline of Aftereffects of Concert-Going".🎵🏟️

Poster highlight from #SAA2026 @saa2026.bsky.social Sarah Landskron presented her poster "Effects of yoga on stress-inflammation processes: Study protocol and initial findings of a randomized controlled trial". 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️

Poster highlight from #SAA2026 @saa2026.bsky.social: Klara Hagspiel presented "The day-to-day association between psychological factors and persistent somatic symptoms: an EMA study". A nice bonus: our Stress Lab alumna @rosamaidhof.bsky.social was her poster neighbour!

We’re excited to join the Society for Ambulatory Assessment (SAA) Conference @saa2026.bsky.social in Vienna next week. Stop by our posters on Monday and Tuesday!📊💬🗨️

Society for Ambulatory Assessment 2026 Conference@saa2026.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The #SAA2026 Conference Programme is now online: univie.eventsair.com/saa2026/prog... We look forward to welcoming presenters, chairs, and attendees to Vienna for an inspiring and memorable conference. Take a look and start planning your #SAA2026 experience!

Thanks to Andreas Flamm and his team, the course “From Aikido to Zen-health promotion approaches from the Far East” by Prof. Nater visited the senseis of Aikikai Union (www.aikido-wien.com). Gaining insight into the defensive martial art of Aikido has been truly inspiring!

Mindful movement with Sascha from Yogawerkstatt www.yogawerkstatt.at . The course “From Aikido to Zen-health promotion approaches from the Far East” by Prof. Nater focused on the tree and warrior variations, with an emphasis on pranayama (breathing).

Lab social on the Alte Donau! 🚣‍♀️ 🌊Pedal boats, bingo, and trivia—shoutout to the winning team who knew when the Gänsehäufel was founded. Wrapped it up with a well‑deserved dinner. 🍜 🥟 🍱

Check out @markusforamitti.bsky.social on ORF presenting our Music and Health Lab! 👇

@markusforamitti.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The heatwave is over, but I’m still sweating when talking about our research on live TV. I got to represent the Music and Health Lab today on ORF’s “Aktuell nach 1”. Watch it and tell me if grandma is right that this is the greatest piece of television since Casablanca. on.orf.at/video/143302...

Our meta-analysis led by @adreisoerner.bsky.social on mental health in ~140,000 early-career researchers (ECRs) is out! We go beyond depression and anxiety to map a wider range of problems via a systematic review and meta-analysis (228 samples, 148 studies). Read more here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Prevalence and severity of mental health problems in early-career researchers: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Nature Human Behaviour

Mental health concerns among early-career researchers are increasingly gaining attention. This preregistered systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis quantifies psychological distress among earl...

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We’re approaching the end of the semester, which means it’s time to celebrate our students’ achievements! 🎉 Our Master’s students presented their projects at a poster congress, organized with @silanilab.bsky.social and @evalabs.bsky.social. Congratulations to all our students! 👏📚

Does Aerobic Capacity Protect Against Stress? Our collaborative study with colleagues from Sport Sciences, led by Peter Raidl, found that fitter individuals had lower heart rates during acute stress, but no differences in cortisol, stress hormones, or perceived stress. dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp...

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We demonstrated that higher aerobic capacity is associated with similarly reduced heart rate responses to a psychosocial stress paradigm (TSST) and a psychophysical stress paradigm (MAST), irrespecti...

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Had a great time presenting alongside @sibelnayman.bsky.social @katjaschmalen.bsky.social, Michele Schmitter, & Belinda Pletzer at our symposium on reproductive mental health at the #dpk2026 in Berlin. So glad to see the topic met with such interest from researchers and clinicians!

Our lab member @celinebencker.bsky.social represented the lab at #DPK2026 in Berlin. Together with @sibelnayman.bsky.social, she co-organized a symposium on reproductive mental health and shared insights from her ongoing study on stress patterns and premenstrual symptoms across the menstrual cycle.

Excited to share our new paper in collaboration with @odkothgassner.bsky.social, @andreasgoreis.bsky.social and colleagues. We examined hair cortisol levels in trauma-exposed adolescents who engage in nonsuicidal self-harm. Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2026.107920

Elevated hair cortisol concentrations in trauma-exposed adolescents who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is common in trauma-exposed adolescents and has been linked to dysregulation of stress-response systems, including the …

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