Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer cells thrive on stress
Not surprisingly, a cancer diagnosis creates stress. And patients with prostate cancer show higher levels of anxiety compared to other cancer patients.
Jan 25, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress during pregnancy related to infant gut microbiota
Women who experience stress during pregnancy are likely to have babies with a poor mix of intestinal microbiota and with a higher incidence of intestinal problems and allergic reactions. This could be related to psychological ...
Jan 26, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pregnant women with PTSD have higher levels of stress hormone cortisol
Research has shown that a woman's emotional and physical health during pregnancy impacts a developing fetus. However, less is known about the effect of past stressors and posttraumatic stress disorder on an expectant woman.
Dec 5, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds anxiety impacts future cortisol production in gender specific ways
African-American youth whose anxiety levels are elevated by the everyday struggles they encounter will overproduce the stress hormone cortisol into adulthood, according to new research by the University of Michigan.
Nov 5, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Self-care linked to greater confidence in parents of children with FASD
Children diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)—caused by prenatal alcohol exposure—often face lifelong developmental, cognitive and behavioral problems. Without the right support they are at high risk ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anthropologists find that even among egalitarian forager-farmers, social status can impact health and happiness
In western society, where keeping up with the Joneses—or, better yet, surpassing them—is expected and even encouraged, status matters. So important is it that for many people, physical and emotional wellbeing are directly ...
Oct 8, 2014
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Autism spectrum disorders
Mindfulness approach helps ease the stress of parenting a child with autism
"Mindfulness" practices may help parents of young children with autism manage their daily stressors, and it could benefit their kids in the process, a preliminary study suggests.
May 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Higher maternal socioeconomics offer little protection against toxic prenatal stress
When pregnant women experience elevated anxiety, stress or depression, these prenatal stressors can alter the structure of the developing fetal brain and disrupt its biochemistry—even if these women have uncomplicated pregnancies ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Individual stress susceptibility and glucose metabolism are linked to brain function
Chronic stress is a well-known risk factor for the development of psychiatric illnesses including depression disorders. The brain requires a great deal of glucose, and stress is known to alter glucose metabolism. However, ...
Oct 25, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression and obesity common among bipolar patients with exhausted stress system
New observations show that older bipolar patients often have decreased activity in the hormone system responsible for the secretion of the stress hormone cortisol. Low levels of cortisol in bipolar patients were also associated ...
Jan 19, 2016
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