Imagine you are in a meadow picking flowers. You know that some flowers are safe, while others have a bee inside that will sting you. How would you react to this environment and, more importantly, how would your brain react? ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Changing levels of the chemical dopamine, a chemical most associated with motivation, may help explain why stressful experiences during infancy can lead to lasting behavioral issues, a new study in rodents shows.
Oct 26, 2021
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Being bullied leaves a biochemical footprint in the brain. Protein lactylation is a very recently discovered post-translational modification of protein that involves the addition of a lactyl group to lysine residues. Researchers ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Mental training that promotes skills such as mindfulness, gratitude or compassion reduces the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in hair. This is what scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive ...
Oct 8, 2021
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"Keep calm and carry on" may not be the best mantra when it comes to managing stress in the context of COVID-19.
Jul 15, 2021
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Anxiety and depression are significantly heightened during times of great stress such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, psychosocial stress is a major contributing factor to anxiety and depression. There is evidence ...
Jun 4, 2020
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New psychology research from the University of Konstanz reveals that stress changes the way we deal with risky information—results that shed light on how stressful events, such as a global crisis, can influence how information ...
May 13, 2020
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Mice exposed to stress in the womb and soon after birth can expect a lifetime of immune system deficiencies that hinder the ability to ward off infections and cancer, Yale University researchers report March 5 in the journal ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Scientists have identified the brain circuits that enable fast recognition of emotions such as anger and happiness, providing insights into disorders such as anxiety and psychosis.
Nov 15, 2019
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A new study in rats shows the extent of brain damage in newborn rodents from even short-term abuse by their mother.
Oct 21, 2019
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