Psychology & Psychiatry
Stressed out? Try smelling your partner's shirt
The scent of a romantic partner can help lower stress levels, new psychology research from the University of British Columbia has found.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neuroscientists shed light on causes of postpartum depression using new research model
Postpartum depression strikes nearly one in five new mothers, who may experience anxiety, severe fatigue, inability to bond with their children and suicidal thoughts. Such depression has also been associated with infants' ...
Dec 26, 2017
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Health
'Tis the season to fight infection
(HealthDay)—A hectic holiday pace not only tires you out, it makes it easier to pick up an infection.
Dec 22, 2017
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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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Health
Chill-out tunes amplify recovery after workout
Your playlist is key to getting the most out of your post-exercise recovery and can help you stick to your routine, scientists show for the first time.
Dec 5, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Preemies' dads more stressed than moms after NICU
For the first time, scientists have measured the stress levels of fathers of premature babies during the tense transition between the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and home and discovered fathers are more stressed than ...
Dec 4, 2017
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Neuroscience
Harmful effects of stress on the brain and promising approaches for relief
Stress can have numerous harmful effects on the mind and body, both immediately and over long periods of time. New research reveals mechanisms by which stress exacts its toll throughout the body, from the brain to the male ...
Nov 13, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Both obese and anorexic women have low levels of 'feel good' neurosteroid
Women at opposite extremes of the weight spectrum have low levels of the neuroactive steroid allopregnanolone, according to new research published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.
Nov 10, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Chronic stress hormones may promote resistance to EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer patients
Elevated levels of chronic stress hormones, such as those produced by psychological distress, may promote resistance to drugs commonly used to treat lung cancer patients with EGFR mutations, according to new research from ...
Nov 8, 2017
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Medical research
Inexplicable spasms can now be explained with hormones
In Denmark, as many as 2,000 people - in particular women - suffer from spasms which are similar to epileptic seizures, but which cannot be measured, prevented, treated or explained. Until now, as with the publication of ...
Nov 3, 2017
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