Diabetes
Cortisol might play role in tough-to-treat diabetes
The stress hormone cortisol appears to play a role in tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
Jun 26, 2024
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Health
Should you worry about your cortisol levels?
If you've spent any time scrolling through health-related TikToks lately, you've probably heard about cortisol. High levels of the so-called "stress hormone" are being blamed for fatigue, headaches, weight gain, mood swings, ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Health
Dip your toes into forest bathing—immersing oneself in nature may offer health benefits
More than a thousand studies (and growing) show that time spent in nature can have a reset effect, washing away the anxieties and stresses of everyday life. A 2019 study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists examine how stress knocks out cognitive reserve
While mentally stimulating activities and life experiences can improve cognition in memory clinic patients, stress undermines this beneficial relationship. This is according to a study, titled "Cognitive reserve, cortisol, ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Pediatrics
Stress hormone during pregnancy linked to IQ in children
Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may impede intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in boys aged 7 years old, according to research presented at the 26th European Congress of ...
May 10, 2024
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Neuroscience
Stress activates brain regions linked to alcohol use disorder differently for women than men, finds study
When exposed to stress, people with alcohol use disorder engage parts of the brain associated with both stress and addiction, which may cause them to drink or crave alcohol after a stressful experience, suggest the authors ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests adolescent stress may raise risk of postpartum depression in adults
In a new study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give birth. The researchers say ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? Five ways to complete the 'stress cycle' and avoid burnout or depression
Can you remember a time when you felt stressed leading up to a big life event and then afterwards felt like a weight had been lifted? This process—the ramping up of the stress response and then feeling this settle back ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds link between cortisol and social support in couples
Couples feel more understood and cared for when their partners show positive support skills—and it's evidenced by levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body—according to new research from Binghamton University.
Apr 4, 2024
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Cardiology
Why heart rhythm problems tend to happen early in the morning
Many studies have shown that potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances ('ventricular arrhythmia') are more likely to occur in the morning, when people wake after a night's sleep, but until now the trigger mechanism has ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Cortisol
Cortisol is a corticosteroid hormone or glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal cortex, that is part of the adrenal gland (in the zona fasciculata and the zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex). It is usually referred to as the "stress hormone" as it is involved in response to stress and anxiety, controlled by CRH. It increases blood pressure and blood sugar, and reduces immune responses. Various synthetic forms of cortisol are used to treat a variety of different illnesses. The most well-known of these are a natural metabolic intermediary of cortisol named hydrocortisone. When first introduced as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, hydrocortisone was referred to as Compound E.
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