Diabetes
Cortisol might play role in tough-to-treat diabetes
The stress hormone cortisol appears to play a role in tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
Jun 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study highlights how family dynamics impact work-related stress and enrichment for service members
When one family member is stressed, the whole family may feel it. And this stress can boil over into their work life, including military service.
Jun 18, 2024
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Dentistry
Silent stress among children at the dentist
Children are very stressed by anesthetics injected into the mouth before tooth extraction, in connection with orthodontic treatment. In a study by the University of Gothenburg, a technique was tested to monitor stress levels ...
Jun 14, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Optimism wards off procrastination: Believing the future will not be more stressful could help procrastinators
People with an optimistic outlook on the future are less likely to be severe procrastinators, according to new research at the University of Tokyo.
Jun 10, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic stress during adolescence may reduce fertility in adulthood
Male rats exposed to moderate and repeated stress during adolescence may have reduced fertility, according to research presented at the 26th European Congress of Endocrinology, held 11-14 May, in Stockholm. This study sheds ...
May 10, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Placental hormone spike in late pregnancy linked to postpartum depressive symptoms
A University of California, Irvine-led team has found evidence of a potential link between patterns of changes in a key pregnancy hormone—placental corticotropin-releasing hormone—and symptoms of postpartum depression.
May 2, 2024
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Neuroscience
Stress activates brain regions linked to alcohol use disorder differently for women than men, finds study
When exposed to stress, people with alcohol use disorder engage parts of the brain associated with both stress and addiction, which may cause them to drink or crave alcohol after a stressful experience, suggest the authors ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests adolescent stress may raise risk of postpartum depression in adults
In a new study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give birth. The researchers say ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists use wearable technology to detect stress levels during sleep
What if changes in a person's stress levels could be detected while they sleep using wearable devices? A new study by University of Vermont researchers published in PLOS Digital Health is the first to find changes in perceived ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A friendly pat on the back can improve performance in basketball
A free throw in basketball will have every eye glued to one person. It's an intensely stressful situation. A research team led by the University of Basel studied whether a friendly tap on the shoulder increases the odds of ...
Apr 8, 2024
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