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·December 23, 2015·4 min read

Windows of Brain Plasticity May Help Stress Disorders

Brief periods of brain plasticity can provide opportunities to recover from stress disorders, researchers report.

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·December 21, 2015·3 min read

Epigenetic Aging Accelerated by Lifetime Stress

Lifetime exposure to stress hormones affects the regulation of genes associated with aging and age related diseases, a new study reports.

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Featured Neurology Psychology

·December 15, 2015·5 min read

Stress Increases Alzheimer’s Risk in Older People

A new study reports stress in older people increases the risk for mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Psychology

·December 14, 2015·4 min read

Lending a Helping Hand to Others Dampens Effects of Everyday Stress

Helping others boost mood and daily well-being, a new study reports.

Green fluorescent protein-tagged herpes simplex virus is reactivating from cultures of neurons. Credit: Anna Cliffe, PhD, UNC School of Medicine.

Featured Neurology

·December 9, 2015·6 min read

Herpes Simplex Virus Reactivates in Neurons and Triggers Disease

Researchers discover the cold sore virus, herpes simplex, resides within neurons. During times of stress, the virus reactivates and triggers symptoms associated with the disease.

Featured Neurology

·December 7, 2015·2 min read

People With Negative Beliefs About Aging More Likely To Develop Alzheimer’s Symptoms

According to a new study, people who have negative beliefs about aging are more likely to have brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Psychology

·December 2, 2015·4 min read

Oxytocin Has Different Effects on Stress in Female and Male Mice

A not only does oxytocin have different effects on stress between the sexes, in some cases, it can also trigger anxiety, a new study reports.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·December 1, 2015·3 min read

Fish Could Be Conscious and Have Emotions

Zebrafish display emotional fever and could have some degree of consciousness, a new study reveals.

Featured Psychology

·November 20, 2015·11 min read

Early Exposure to Toxic Stress Linked to Later Behavioral Problems

Children who face toxic stress early in life are more likely to experience behavioral difficulties and health problems as adults, a new paper reports.

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Featured Psychology

·November 18, 2015·4 min read

Stressful Networking: Being Popular on Facebook Increases Cortisol in Teens

Teens with more than 300 Facebook friends have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol, while those who act supportive of others on the social network have decreased cortisol levels, a new study reports.

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Featured Psychology

·November 17, 2015·4 min read

Daughters of Older Moms More Prone to Depression

A new study reports daughters born to mothers in their 30's are more prone to depression than those born to younger moms.

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Featured Neurology

·November 16, 2015·5 min read

Preventing Alzheimer’s Diseases by Modulating Stress Circuitry

Using a small molecule drug that reduces activity of the brain's stress circuitry significantly reduces Alzheimer's neuropathology and prevents the onsite of cognitive impairment in mouse models of the disease, a new study reports.