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·May 21, 2022·3 min read

Stress Can Make You More Selfish

Higher levels of stress can diminish altruistic behaviors, researchers report.

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·May 18, 2022·3 min read

Women Who Hugged Their Partner Subsequently Had Lower Stress-Induced Cortisol Response

Women who hug their partners before a stressful event have a lower biological stress response and reduced cortisol levels compared to women who do not embrace their partners.

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·May 13, 2022·5 min read

Links Connecting Stress, Depression and Heart Disease Risk Found

Mouse study reveals how depression and chronic stress can have an impact on cholesterol-lowering medications and influence the risk of heart disease.

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·May 11, 2022·4 min read

Effects of Stress on Adolescent Brain’s ‘Triple Network’

Adolescents exposed to repeated trauma may have a maladaptive response to acute stress in important functional brain networks.

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·May 10, 2022·3 min read

Stress May Be Associated With Fertility Issues in Women

Researchers say stress may directly impact female fertility and ovarian reserve. Exposing female rats to scream sounds, researchers noted a decrease in estrogen and Anti-Mullerian hormone levels. Stress also reduced the number and quality of eggs, resulting in smaller litters. The findings shed light on the role stress may play on female reproduction.

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·April 30, 2022·4 min read

Thinking About Suicide and Self-Harming Alleviates Stress

A new meta-analysis study finds people engage in self-harm and think about suicide as a means of reducing some types of stress. The perceived stress release from embarking on destructive behaviors indicates a potential for therapy and other types of intervention.

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·April 29, 2022·5 min read

Stress, Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy May Hinder Toddler’s Cognitive Development

Stress, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy were associated with altered key features in fetal brain development, resulting in decreased cognitive offspring in a child at 18 months of age.

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·April 19, 2022·3 min read

People Learn Relevant Information Better During Stressful Event

People recall information better when the information is related to a stressful event, a new study reports.

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·March 29, 2022·3 min read

Study Links Early Life Adversity, Microglia Dysfunction, to Aberrant Adult Stress Responses, Mental Illness

Microglia dysfunction in those who experienced early life adversity prompts an aberrant stress response during adulthood that may be linked to mental illness.

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·March 26, 2022·3 min read

Stress Hormone Reduces Altruistic Behavior in Empathetic People

The stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behaviors and alters brain activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in people with higher levels of empathy.

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·March 23, 2022·5 min read

Motivation to Achieve Goals May Depend on Anxiety Level

The motivation to exert sustained effort to achieve a goal following stress exposure depends on an individual's level of trait anxiety. The expression of CRHR1 in dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area connects anxiety to either boosted or diminished motivation levels.

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·March 18, 2022·3 min read

Switching off Specific Brain Cells Protects Against Stress

Using chemogenetic technology to deactivate a small group of neurons in the claustrum made mice more resilient against chronic stress and reduced anxiety behaviors.