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·July 24, 2020·5 min read

Genes Related to Inflammation and Stress May Help Tailor Treatments for Depression

Gene expression study reveals it is possible to distinguish between those with treatment-resistant depression and those with major depressive disorder who respond to antidepressants based on levels of inflammation and the presence of molecular mechanisms that spark inflammation into action.

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·July 15, 2020·4 min read

Early Life Stress Associated with Youth Onset of Depression for Some Types of Stress But Not Others

Examining the impact of eight types of early life stress on the onset of youth-onset depression, researchers found some had little impact on the development of the psychological disorder. Emotional abuse was more strongly associated with the development of major depressive disorder than other early stressors, such as poverty.

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·July 2, 2020·5 min read

A Low Level of Cortisol Contributes to the Aging Process

Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol and the GLIZ protein can trigger chronic inflammatory responses in the body, contributing to the aging process.

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·June 23, 2020·3 min read

Prenatal stress associated with infant gut microbes

Chronic stress during pregnancy and elevated maternal cortisol levels have been linked to alterations in the gut microbiota of infants.

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·June 19, 2020·4 min read

The brain’s functional organization slows down following a relationship breakup

Findings reveal individual differences in the severity of depressive symptoms following a relationship breakdown are associated with changes in resting-state whole-brain dynamics.

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·June 16, 2020·4 min read

How does our brain trigger different sighs?

Researchers have identified a brain circuit that regulates all types of sighing but activates sighs for different reasons using input signals from different parts of the brain.

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·June 10, 2020·3 min read

Will lockdown loneliness make us loners?

Social preference in isolated zebrafish is caused by stress and anxiety, not observed anti-social patterns.

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·June 5, 2020·5 min read

Chemical messenger in brain could point to better treatments for anxiety

Corticotropin-releasing factor and neuropeptide Y work in synchronized opposition to each other to remodel and rewire neurons in the amygdala as a response to stress. The process, researchers say, can be manually reversed to help relieve anxiety.

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·May 27, 2020·3 min read

The neural home where stress lives

Researchers have identified a hippocampal neural network that activates during stress. Activity in a hippocampal-hypothalamus network predicts greater feelings of stress, while connectivity between the hippocampus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex predicts less stress.

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·May 26, 2020·4 min read

Designing technologies that interpret your mood from your skin

A new smart device can measure electrical signals from your skin, providing the potential to track your emotions and stress level.

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·May 18, 2020·2 min read

Study traces brain-to-gut connections

Researchers have traced neural pathways that connect the brain to the gut. The findings provide a biological mechanism that explains how stress can cause ulcers.

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·May 16, 2020·4 min read

Acute stress may slow down the spread of fears

Stress alters how we process and share risky information. Researchers report people were less likely to amplify fears in conversations when they were feeling stressed.