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·November 16, 2020·5 min read

Mediterranean Diet Helps Reduce Effects of Stress

Animals fed a Mediterranean style diet showed more resilience to stress and a better recovery following stressful stimuli than those fed a Western diet.

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·November 4, 2020·4 min read

Earwax Sampling Could Measure Stress Hormone

Researchers have developed a new device that is able to detect cortisol levels through sampling ear wax.

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·October 26, 2020·5 min read

Single Brain Region Links Depression and Anxiety, Heart Disease, and Treatment Sensitivity

Overactivity in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex underlies several key symptoms of depression, anxiety, and heart disease.

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·October 24, 2020·5 min read

PTSD and Alcohol Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand, but Males and Females Exhibit Symptoms Differently

Male and female rodents exhibit distinct symptoms and brain features of both PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Following trauma, males show increased GABA receptor function, while females showed increased GABA release.

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·October 23, 2020·6 min read

Workplace Interruptions Lead to Physical Stress

Study reveals the body produces more cortisol when people are interrupted during work.

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·October 2, 2020·4 min read

New Clues About the Link Between Stress and Depression

p11, a protein implicated in serotonin function, affects the initial release of cortisol in mice by modulating the activity of specific neurons in the hypothalamus. Previous studies found people with depression lave lower levels of p11 in their brains. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for depression and stress.

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·September 19, 2020·3 min read

Rising Stress and Depression in Coronavirus-Related Losses and Media Consumption

Researchers link the rise in acute stress and depression rates in the U.S to multiple stressors, such as unemployment and coronavirus-related media consumption.

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·September 15, 2020·4 min read

People React Better to Both Negative and Positive Events With More Sleep

Shorter sleep duration causes people to react more emotionally to stressful events and find less joy in positive events the next day. Following a good night of rest, people's reaction to positive and negative events improves dramatically.

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·September 11, 2020·4 min read

Nonharmful Stress Protects Against Disease in Offspring

Researchers conduct the first study to use nonharmful stress, like intermittent systemic hypoxia, to protect against disease in the first generation offspring in mice.

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·September 9, 2020·3 min read

The Neurons That Connect Stress, Insomnia, and the Immune System

Researchers have identified a neural circuit responsible for inducing insomnia associated with stress. The same neural circuit also induces changes in the immune system.

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·August 31, 2020·3 min read

Brainstem Protein Mediates Exercise-Based Stress Relief

Exercise increases levels of galanin in the brain stem, making mice more resilient to stress.

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·August 15, 2020·3 min read

Stress and Anger May Exacerbate Heart Failure

Anger and stress result in worse baseline diastolic pressure and function. Findings demonstrate a link between stress, anger, and an increased risk of a cardiac event.

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stress

Mediterranean Diet Helps Reduce Effects of Stress

Earwax Sampling Could Measure Stress Hormone

Single Brain Region Links Depression and Anxiety, Heart Disease, and Treatment Sensitivity

PTSD and Alcohol Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand, but Males and Females Exhibit Symptoms Differently

Workplace Interruptions Lead to Physical Stress

New Clues About the Link Between Stress and Depression

Rising Stress and Depression in Coronavirus-Related Losses and Media Consumption

People React Better to Both Negative and Positive Events With More Sleep

Nonharmful Stress Protects Against Disease in Offspring

The Neurons That Connect Stress, Insomnia, and the Immune System

Brainstem Protein Mediates Exercise-Based Stress Relief

Stress and Anger May Exacerbate Heart Failure

Hearing Aids Linked to 23% Lower Dementia Risk in Epilepsy

Reading Is the Ultimate Cognitive Enhancer

Dual Brain-Machine Interfaces Unlock Bionic Hand Kinesthesia

Overcoming Endothelial Sorting to Cure Glioblastoma

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