FeaturedPsychology·June 12, 2013·4 min readDad’s Life Stress Exposure Can Affect Offspring Brain DevelopmentResearchers have shown stress on preadolesecent and adult male mice induced an epigenetic mark in their sperm which reprogrammed their offspring's HPA axis, a region the the brain which governs stress response.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 15, 2013·5 min readNew Role for ‘Hunger Hormone’: Study Finds Ghrelin Primes the Brain for PTSDThe "hunger hormone" ghrelin, when released during chronic stress, makes the brain more vulnerable to traumatic events. Researchers suggest this could predispose people to PTSD.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 1, 2014·4 min readYour Stress Is My StressSimply observing stressful situations can trigger a physical stress response, a new research paper suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 20, 2014·3 min readMaturing Brain Flips Function of Amygdala in Regulating Stress HormonesAccording to a new study, the amygdala has an inhibitory effect on cortisol during early development of nonhuman primates.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·December 1, 2014·3 min readBrain Scans Show Pituitary Abnormalities in Veterans with PTSDA new neuroimaging study reports veterans with PTSD could have hormonal irregularities due to pituitary gland damage from blast related injuries.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 23, 2015·4 min readStress Response Affected by Body Fat’s Signals to BrainA new study reports too much extra fat can impair the body's ability to send signals to the brain to stop stress responses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 2, 2015·4 min readHypersexual Disorder Linked to Overactive Stress SystemA new study links hypersexual disorder to hyperactive stress systems.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 6, 2015·4 min readAnxiety Impacts Future Cortisol Production in Gender Specific WaysAccording 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.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 18, 2016·4 min readPoor Sleep Makes Teens More Reactive to StressTeens who experience sleep problems and longer sleep duration are more reactive to stress, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·February 17, 2016·7 min readGene That Helps Regulate Sleep IdentifiedResearching the genes that regulate sleep a vertebrate animal, scientist have identified a gene that, when overactivated, caused severe insomnia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2016·3 min readSensory Perception Influenced by HungerA new study reports hungry fish sense objects differently and take more risks when hunting than well fed fish.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 24, 2016·4 min readDepression Decreases Chances of Pregnancy in WomenAccording to researchers, women who are severely depressed have decreased chances of becoming pregnant.Read More
