FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2014·5 min readStudy in Mice Raises Question: Could PTSD Involve Immune Cell Response to Stress?A new study reports that after chronic stress, primed immune cells cause an excessive reaction to a later event.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 12, 2014·4 min readNew Evidence That Chronic Stress Predisposes Brain to Mental IllnessResearchers show chronic stress generates long term changes in the brain. The finding could explain why people suffering from chronic stress are prone to developing additional mental health problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 30, 2014·5 min readWorry on the BrainResearchers discover neural circuitry which promotes stress induced anxiety.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 17, 2013·3 min readDiscovery of “Teen Gene” Could Hold Promise for Combating Severe Mental IllnessesResearchers isolate a gene responsible for dopamine connectivity in the medial prefrontal cortex during adolescence.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 5, 2013·6 min readEffects of Chronic Stress Can be Traced to Your GenesChronic stress alters gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream. The change leads to an overabundance of inflammation, which is linked to many negative health effects, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 31, 2013·2 min readResearch Finds Pain in Infancy Alters Response to Stress and Anxiety Later in LifeInfants who do not receive analgesics while undergoing treatment and tests in neonatal intensive care could have permanently altered future responses to anxiety, pain and stress in adulthood, a new study reports.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·July 30, 2013·2 min readHow to Learn Successfully Even Under StressA new study finds the switch from conscious to unconscious learning systems is triggered by the intact function of mineralocorticoid receptors.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 8, 2013·3 min readExposure to Stress Even Before Conception Causes Genetic Changes to OffspringResearchers discover an enhanced expression of the CRF-1 gene the ovum of rats exposed to stress prior to conceiving. Additionally, enhanced expression of the gene was noted in newborn rats whose mothers were exposed to stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 3, 2013·4 min readExercise Reorganizes the Brain to be More Resilient to StressA new study finds exercise reorganized the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 20, 2013·3 min readStress from 9/11 Linked to Nationwide Resurgence in Smoking Among Americans Who Had QuitAccording to new research, the 9/11 terror attacks may have caused 1 million former smokers to take up and maintain the habit once again.Read More
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
