Pediatrics
A violent environment can wreck kids' grades
(HealthDay)—Kids in violent neighborhoods often do worse in school. Now, a new study helps explain why.
Aug 16, 2017
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News tagged with stress hormone levels
Cardiology
Air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease; air purifiers may lessen impact
Exposure to high levels of air pollution increased stress hormone levels and negative metabolic changes in otherwise healthy, young adults in a recent study conducted in China. Air purifiers appeared to lessen the negative ...
Aug 14, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When stress hormone falters, your health may suffer
(HealthDay)— Steady daytime levels of the stress hormone cortisol are associated with serious health problems, such as inflammation, obesity and cancer, researchers say.
Aug 11, 2017
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Health
Stand and deliver at work with activity-promoting desks
Office workers who use sit-stand or treadmill desks are on track to being more productive and attentive with fewer signs of workplace stress than their sedentary chair-dwelling colleagues.
May 31, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Bad feelings can motivate cancer patients
Feeling down is a common side effect of being diagnosed with cancer. Anxiety, guilt, and distress often come hand-in-hand with diagnosis and treatment.
Apr 25, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Hormone-influenced social strategies shape human social hierarchy, study shows
In a game of chicken, the most aggressive players are fueled by testosterone and are more willing to harm others; and while it may be easy to demonize such hawkish behaviors, psychology researchers from The University of ...
Apr 24, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Elevated stress levels among Norway's youngest in childcare
Researchers measured the stress hormone cortisol in 112 toddlers from 85 different childcare centres in six municipalities, approximately five months after they started attending. Children with the longest childcare days ...
Feb 24, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Long-term stress linked to higher levels of obesity
People who suffer long-term stress may also be more prone to obesity, according to research by scientists at UCL which involved examining hair samples for levels of cortisol, a hormone which regulates the body's response ...
Feb 23, 2017
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Medical research
Hair analysis may help diagnose Cushing syndrome, researchers report
Analyzing a hair sample may help with the diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome, a rare and potentially fatal disorder in which the body overproduces the stress hormone cortisol, according to researchers at the National Institutes ...
Feb 9, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sex differences in cognitive regulation of stress
While it is true that women and men respond differently to stress, current neuroscientific research only partially confirms traditional gender stereotypes. Other factors heavily contribute to the stress response such as self-esteem, ...
Feb 6, 2017
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