Does reducing cortisol really resolve health problems?
Spend a few minutes scrolling social media and you'll likely come across videos about cortisol.
Mar 31, 2025
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Body System: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
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Study pinpoints the impact of prenatal stress across 27 weeks of pregnancy
A team of researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan found new insights into the timing of prenatal stress and its effect on infant stress reactivity and temperament—including differences between ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Exposure to stress during early pregnancy affects offspring into adulthood, long-term monkey study reveals
Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the stress system of the offspring. The results of a long-term study on wild Assamese macaques in Thailand indicate that maternal stress in ...
Jan 22, 2025
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How childhood trauma impacts our brains, bodies, and even our genes
In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country's birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in appalling conditions where ...
Jan 20, 2025
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Waking up is not stressful: Cortisol study challenges previous assumptions
Waking up does not activate an increase in the release of the stress hormone cortisol. Cortisol does, however, increase in the hours prior to wakening as part of the body's preparation for the next day, new research led by ...
Jan 15, 2025
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Pathway behind stress-triggered migraines discovered
Migraines are more than just bad headaches; they stem from a genetic neurological disease that causes suffering for one in seven people. Those who experience migraines can have a myriad of debilitating symptoms, including ...
Nov 21, 2024
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Gut microbes play key role in regulating stress responsiveness throughout the day, research finds
A pioneering study has uncovered the vital role that gut microbiota plays in regulating stress responses by interacting with the body's circadian rhythms.
Nov 5, 2024
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Discrimination leads to changes in the gut microbiome
In a new study, UCLA Health researchers have found that people who experienced discrimination had pro-inflammatory bacteria and gene activity in their gut microbiome that was different from those who did not experience discrimination. ...
Oct 28, 2024
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Managing stress could be the key to helping highly impulsive people act rashly when bored
Research at the University of Portsmouth has explored the relationship between high impulsivity and boredom, in an effort to find out what drives rash and sometimes unhealthy decisions.
Sep 25, 2024
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'Cortisol face' is real, but it's not as common as you might think
Across social media platforms, the hashtag "#cortisolface" has gained traction, with many users claiming that facial swelling and puffiness are due to elevated cortisol levels. Influencers often start their videos with statements ...
Sep 4, 2024
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