Biomedical technology
New microchip sensor measures stress hormones from drop of blood
A Rutgers-led team of researchers has developed a microchip that can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood.
Jun 30, 2021
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News tagged with stress hormones
Psychology & Psychiatry
Omega-3 supplements do double duty in protecting against stress
A high daily dose of an omega-3 supplement may help slow the effects of aging by suppressing damage and boosting protection at the cellular level during and after a stressful event, new research suggests.
Apr 20, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers identify mechanism for regenerating hair follicle stem cells
Harvard University researchers have identified the biological mechanism of how chronic stress impairs hair follicle stem cells, confirming long-standing observations that stress might lead to hair loss.
Mar 31, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Researchers identify bacteria that promote metabolic and mental health
Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980 and most of the world's population now live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. Obesity represents a major health challenge because ...
Dec 18, 2020
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Medical research
Study in mice shows tumor cell reactivation by stress hormones can be slowed using beta-blockers
A team of researchers from a host of institutions in the U.S. and one in Germany, working with AstraZeneca, has found that natural stress hormones can reactivate dormant cancer cells in mice. They've published their results ...
Medical research
Elevated 'hunger' hormone leaves trauma-exposed teens at higher risk for PTSD
Chronic stress increases a blood-based hormone called acyl-ghrelin for years after the initial traumatic stressor exposure in some adolescents, and those with elevated levels of the hormone are more likely to develop post-traumatic ...
Aug 21, 2020
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Medical research
Could pancreatitis be a stress hormone deficiency?
In work that could have clinical implications, UT Southwestern researchers find that humans and mice with pancreatitis are deficient in a stress hormone called FGF21. Normally, FGF21 is more abundant in the pancreas than ...
Jan 8, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pregnant women with eating disorders and their children run higher risk of complications
Pregnant women with eating disorders should undergo extended pregnancy screenings considering their increased risk of complications. That is the conclusion from a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
Stressed out? New research on prenatal stress exposure could explain why
Simon Fraser University assistant professor Nadine Provençal and researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Germany have identified a "cellular memory" that could help explain how fetal exposure to stress ...
Aug 20, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stressed? Take a 20-minute nature pill
Taking at least twenty minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels. That's the finding of a study that has established ...
Apr 4, 2019
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