Sian M J Hemmings

Biographic Data

ID6109203
NAMESian M J Hemmings
GIVEN NAMESSian M J
FAMILY NAMEHemmings
SIGNATUREHEMMINGS S M J
AFFILIATIONSSouth African Medical Research Council/Stellenbosch University Genomics of Brain Disorders Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • The role of oxytocin receptor gene variants in appetitive aggression

    Open AccessCatherine Lohrentz, Jacqueline S Womersley et al.ARTICLEAggressive Behavior2024References: 57

    Chronic exposure to trauma and violence can promote aggressive behavior. Oxytocin and variants in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene may play a role in the etiology of proactive, that is, goal‐oriented instrumental aggression, or reactive aggression, which typically occurs in response to emotionally triggering situations. The current study builds on previous findings that experienced and witnessed trauma in childhood predicts higher levels of appe…

  • The Microbiome in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Exposed Controls

    Sian M J Hemmings, Sian Hemmings et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2017

    OBJECTIVE: Inadequate immunoregulation and elevated inflammation may be risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and microbial inputs are important determinants of immunoregulation; however, the association between the gut microbiota and PTSD is unknown. This study investigated the gut microbiome in a South African sample of PTSD-affected individuals and trauma-exposed (TE) controls to identify potential differences in microbial div…