The Cheryl Spencer Institute for Nursing Research
Tel: 04-6647904 | email: nurs_res@univ.haifa.ac.il
Prof. Yori Gidron
Research Interests
Higher Education
Recent Publications
Research Interests
- Therapeutic potential of the vagus nerve in cancer.
- Hemispheric lateralisation and immune function.
Higher Education
Degree | Name of Institution and Department | Period of Study |
BA in psychology & general studies | University of Haifa, Psychology | 1988-1991 |
MSc in experimental psychology (health) | Dalhousie University, Psychology & Neuroscience | 1991-1993 |
PhD in experimental psychology (health) | Dalhousie University, Psychology & Neuroscience | 1993-1996 |
Recent Publications
- Hall, P, Tran, B, Lowe, C, Vincent, C, Mourtzakis, M, Liu-Ambrose, T, Prapavessis, H, & Gidron, Y. (2015). Expression of executive control in situational context: Effects of facilitating versus restraining cues on snack food consumption. Health Psychology, 34, 539-546.
- Gidron, Y, Slor, Z, Toderas, S, Herz, G & Friedman, S. (2015). Effects of psychological inoculation on indirect road hostility and simulated driving. Transportation Research, Part F, 30, 153-162.
- Mikova L. Horvathova, L, Ondicova K, Tillinger A, Vannucci LE, Bizik J, Gidron Y, Mravec B. (2015). Ambiguous effect of signals transmitted by the vagus nerve on fibrosarcoma incidence and survival of tumor-bearing rats. Neuroscience Letters, 593, 90-94.
- Fernandez Machulsky, N, Gagliardi, J, #Fabre, B, Miksztowicz, V, Lombardo, M, García Escudero, A, Gigena, G, Blanco, F, Gelpi, R, Schreier, L, Gidron, Y, Berg, G (2016). Matrix Metalloproteinases and psychosocial factors in acute coronary syndrome patients. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, 102-108.
- De Couck, M. D., Maréchal, R., Moorthamers, S., Laethem, J-L. V. & Gidron, Y. (2016). Vagal nerve activity predicts overall survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer, mediated by inflammation. Cancer Epidemiology. 40, 47-51.
- Mankarious A, Dave F, Pados G, Tsolakidis D, Gidron Y, Pang Y, Thomas P, Hall M, Karteris E (2016). The pro-social neurohormone oxytocin reverses the actions of the stress hormone cortisol in human ovarian carcinoma cells in vitro. International Journal of Oncology, 48, 1805-14.
- Levy E, Gidron Y, Olley BO. (2017). A new measurement of an indirect measure of condom use and its relationships with barriers. SAHARA J, 14, 24-30.
- Herzog D, Farchi M, Gidron Y. (2017). The Relationship between exposure to missiles and PTSD symptoms as a function of hemispheric preference in Israelis. Journal of Trauma Dissociation, 20, 1-16.
- De Couck M, Cserjesi R, Caers R, Zijlstra WP, Widjaja D, Wolf N, Luminet O, Ellrich J, Gidron Y. (2017). Effects of short and prolonged transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on heart rate variability in healthy subjects. Autonomic and Neuroscience, 203, 88-96.
- Dorling, H, Blervacq, J., & Gidron, Y. (2018). Effects of psychological inoculation versus health education on physical activity: Two randomized controlled studies. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15, 295-302.
- Chudasama, DY, Aladag, Z, Felicien, MI, Hall, M, Beeson J, Asadi, N, Gidron, Y, Karteris, E, Anikin, VB. (2018). Prognostic value of the DNA integrity index in patients with malignant lung tumors. Oncotarget, 9, 21281-21288.
- Gidron Y, De Couck M, Schallier D, De Greve J, Van Laethem JL, Maréchal , R. (2018). The Relationship between a new biomarker of vagal neuroimmuno-modulation and survival in two fatal cancers. Journal of Immunology Research. 2018, 4874193.
- Arab C, Vanderlei LCM, da Silva Paiva L, Fulghum KL, Fristachi CE, Nazario ACP, Elias S, Gebrim LH, Ferreira Filho C, Gidron Y, Ferreira C. (2018). Cardiac autonomic modulation impairments in advanced breast cancer patients. Clinical Research in Cardiology, 107, 924-936.
- De Couck, M, Caers, R, Speigel, D, & Gidron, Y. (2018). The role of the vagus nerve in cancer prognosis: A systematic and a comprehensive review. Journal of Oncology (online article). ID: 1236787.
- Gidron, Y, Farchi, M, Eisenman, A, Husien, A , Berends, K & Hubloue, I. (2018). Effects of a memory structuring plus vagal breathing intervention on acute stress reactions: Three controlled trials. Mental Health and Family Medicine, 13, 699-707.
- Deschepper, R, Six, S, Gidron, Y, Depoorter, AM, Vandekerckhove, M, Gheysens, N, Van Overmeire, R & Bilsen, J (2018). Association between feeling threatened by a terrorist attack and subjective health: A web survey a week after the attacks of 22 March 2016 in Belgium. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 1500821.
- Reijmen, E, De Greve, J, De Couck, J & Gidron, Y. (2018). Therapeutic potential of the vagus nerve in cancer. Immunology Letters, 202, 38-43.
- Lelorain, S., Cortot, A., Christophe, V., Pinçon, C., & Gidron, Y. Physician empathy interacts with breaking bad news in predicting lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma patient survival: timing may be crucial. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2018, 7(10), 364.
- Gidron, Y, Deschepper, R, De Couck, M, Thayer, JF & Velkeniers, B. The Vagus Nerve Can Predict and Possibly Modulate Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases: Introducing a Neuro immunological Paradigm to Public Health. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2018, 7, 371.
- Amiri, C, Herzog, D, Lelorain, S., & Gidron, Y. (2019). Daliy hassles, coping and well-being: The moderating role of hemispheric lateralization. Neuropsychiatry. 9(2) 2269-2278.
- De Couck, M, Caers, R, Musch, L, Fliegauf, J, Giangreco, A., & Gidron, Y. (2019). How breathing can help you make better decisions: Two studies on the effects of breathing patterns on heart rate variability and decision-making in business cases. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 139, 1-9.