Natalie Thomas

Serum estradiol as a blood-based biomarker predicting hormonal treatment outcomes in women with schizophrenia

Natalie Thomas, Caroline Gurvich, Abdul-Rahman Hudaib, Emmy Gavrilidis, Rolet Anthony de Castella, Elizabeth HX Thomas, Jayashri Kulkarni

Journal article  |  2021  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia display substantial heterogeneity in terms of their clinical presentations, and treatment re..

Hormones and Cognition

Caroline Gurvich, Natalie Thomas

Journal article  |  2021  |  Brain Sciences

Neuroendocrine influences on cognitive (dys)function are well recognized [...].

Influence of cortisol awakening response on telomere length: Trends for males and females

Natalie Thomas, Abdul-Rahman Hudaib, Marco Romano-Silva, Kiymet Bozaoglu, Elizabeth HX Thomas, Susan Rossell, Jayashri Kulkarni, Caroline Gurvich

Journal article  |  2021  |  European Journal of Neuroscience

Although telomere attrition is associated with the process of normal ageing, shorter telomere length (TL) has been associated with..

Sex hormones and cognition in aging.

Caroline Gurvich, Jessica Le, Natalie Thomas, Elizabeth HX Thomas, Jayashri Kulkarni

Book Chapter  |  2021  |  Vitamins and Hormones: Advances in Research and Applications

Hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis that regulate reproductive function are also potent neurosteriods that have mu..

Coping styles and mental health in response to societal changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Caroline Gurvich, Natalie Thomas, Elizabeth Hx Thomas, Abdul-Rahman Hudaib, Lomash Sood, Kali Fabiatos, Keith Sutton, Anton Isaacs, Shalini Arunogiri, Gemma Sharp, Jayashri Kulkarni

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Social Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Psychosocial responses to infectious disease outbreaks have the potential to inflict acute and longstanding mental hea..

Improvement in depression with oestrogen treatment in women with schizophrenia

M Bove Lascurain, A Camunas-Palacin, N Thomas, C Breadon, E Gavrilidis, AR Hudaib, C Gurvich, J Kulkarni

Journal article  |  2020  |  Archives of Women's Mental Health

Women with schizophrenia are often noted to suffer with comorbid depression. Many studies have shown associations between fluctuat..

Effects of Oral Contraceptive Androgenicity on Visuospatial and Social-Emotional Cognition: A Prospective Observational Trial

Caroline Gurvich, Annabelle M Warren, Roisin Worsley, Abdul-Rahman Hudaib, Natalie Thomas, Jayashri Kulkarni

Journal article  |  2020  |  Brain Sciences

Oral contraceptives (OCs) containing estrogen and progesterone analogues are widely used amongst reproductive-aged women, but thei..

Cognition, The Menstrual Cycle, and Premenstrual Disorders: A Review

Jessica Le, Natalie Thomas, Caroline Gurvich

Journal article  |  2020  |  Brain Sciences

Sex hormones, such as estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone, have a significant influence on brain, behavior, and cognitive fu..

The Impact of Removal of Ovarian Hormones on Cholinergic Muscarinic Receptors: Examining Prepulse Inhibition and Receptor Binding

Sarah S Ch'ng, Adam J Walker, Madeleine McCarthy, Thien-Kim Le, Natalie Thomas, Andrew Gibbons, Madhara Udawela, Snezana Kusljic, Brian Dean, Andrea Gogos

Journal article  |  2020  |  Brain Sciences

Ovarian hormones, such as estrogens and progesterone, are known to exert beneficial effects on cognition and some psychiatric diso..

Sex differences in cognition and aging and the influence of sex hormones.

Caroline Gurvich, Natalie Thomas, Jayashri Kulkarni

Book Chapter  |  2020  |  Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Sex differences in cognitive functioning have been consistently reported in some cognitive tasks, with varying effect sizes. The m..