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·July 7, 2023·7 min read

Birth Control Pills Affect Women’s Stress Hormone Levels

Social activity reduces the levels of stress hormone ACTH in women not on birth control pills, but not in women who are. The study, involving women of an average age of 20.5 years, discovered the stress response in women off birth control depends on their menstrual cycle phase.

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·February 5, 2021·5 min read

Signs of Burnout Can Be Detected in Sweat

A new wearable sensor can measure cortisol levels in a person's sweat.

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·January 27, 2017·4 min read

Mindful Meditation Training Lowers Biomarkers of Stress Response in Anxiety Disorder

According to researchers, mindful meditation can reduce stress hormones and inflammatory responses to stressful situations in people with GAD.

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·June 14, 2016·5 min read

Pituitary Tissue Grown From Human Stem Cells Releases Hormones in Rats

According to a new study, rats with hypopituitarism received pituitary cell transplants, which promoted normal hormone release.

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·February 3, 2016·3 min read

Growing a Functioning Pituitary Gland

Researchers have successfully grown a functioning 3D pituitary-like structure from embryonic stem cells.

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·November 6, 2015·4 min read

Anxiety Impacts Future Cortisol Production in Gender Specific Ways

According to a new study, African American youths who have elevated levels of anxiety as a result of every day struggles will overproduce cortisol as adults.

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·November 2, 2015·4 min read

Hypersexual Disorder Linked to Overactive Stress System

A new study links hypersexual disorder to hyperactive stress systems.

The diagram shows how adrenocorticotropin hormone is secreted in Cushing's disease.

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·May 7, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Find Potential Therapeutic Target for Cushing’s Disease

Researchers have identified that the TR4 protein, which regulates a gene that produces ACTH, drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease.