Nancy Murrah

Biographic Data

ID8870511
NAMENancy Murrah
GIVEN NAMESNancy
FAMILY NAMEMurrah
SIGNATUREMURRAH N
AFFILIATIONSEmory University
ORCID0000-0002-9333-3781
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Epigenetic Age Acceleration in a Sample of Twins

    Zeyuan Wang, Qin Hui et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2022

    OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been related to accelerated biological aging processes, but objective evidence for this association is limited. DNA methylation (DNAm) age acceleration is a novel measure of biological aging that may help clarify if PTSD is related to biological aging processes. We aim to examine whether PTSD is associated with biological aging using a comprehensive set of DNAm age acceleration markers and to wh…

  • Noninvasive Cervical Vagal Nerve Stimulation Alters Brain Activity During Traumatic Stress in Individuals With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Matthew T Wittbrodt, Nil Z Gurel et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2021

    OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disabling condition affecting a large segment of the population; however, current treatment options have limitations. New interventions that target the neurobiological alterations underlying symptoms of PTSD could be highly beneficial. Transcutaneous cervical (neck) vagal nerve stimulation (tcVNS) has the potential to represent such an intervention. The goal of this study was to determine the e…

  • Effect of Meditation on Endothelial Function in Black Americans With Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Trial

    Viola Vaccarino, Kofi Kondwani et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2013

    OBJECTIVES: Psychological stress may play a role in metabolic syndrome. A consequence of metabolic syndrome is endothelial dysfunction, which is also influenced by psychological stress. We sought to compare the effect of consciously resting meditation (CRM), a sound based meditation, with a control intervention of health education (HE) on endothelial function in the setting of metabolic syndrome. METHODS: Sixty-eight black Americans with metaboli…

  • Common Genetic Contributions to Depressive Symptoms and Inflammatory Markers in Middle-Aged Men: The Twins Heart Study

    Shaoyong Su, Abraham H Miller et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2009

    Objective: To examine the extent to which a common genetic pathway is also involved in the relationship between depressive symptoms, in the absence of major depressive disorder (MDD), and inflammation. Recent data suggested that MDD and inflammation share common genes. Methods: We recruited 188 male twins from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry who were free of symptomatic coronary artery disease and MDD, with mean ± standard deviation (SD) age of 55 …

  • Depressive Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability: Evidence for a Shared Genetic Substrate in a Study of Twins

    Viola Vaccarino, Rachel Lampert et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2008

    OBJECTIVE: To clarify the relationship between depression and heart rate variability (HRV) in a sample of twins. Reduced HRV, a measure of autonomic dysfunction, has been linked to depression but many studies have inadequately controlled for familial and environmental factors. Furthermore, little is known about whether depression and HRV share common genetic pathways. METHODS: We performed power spectral analysis on 24-hour ambulatory electrocard…