NEW EVIDENCE THAT CHRONIC STRESS PREDISPOSES BRAIN TO MENTAL ILLNESS
Researchers show chronic stress generates long term changes in the brain. The finding could explain why people suffering from chronic stress are prone to developing additional mental health problems.… READ MORE…
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC STRESS CAN BE TRACED TO YOUR GENES
Chronic stress alters gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream. The change leads to an overabundance of inflammation, which is linked to many negative health effects, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
RESEARCH FINDS PAIN IN INFANCY ALTERS RESPONSE TO STRESS AND ANXIETY LATER IN LIFE
Infants who do not receive analgesics while undergoing treatment and tests in neonatal intensive care could have permanently altered future responses to anxiety, pain and stress in adulthood, a new study reports. … READ MORE…
WORMS MAY SHED LIGHT ON HUMAN ABILITY TO HANDLE CHRONIC STRESS
New research into the brain cells of roundworms may help scientists better understand how some humans are better able to cope with stress.… READ MORE…
HOW TO LEARN SUCCESSFULLY EVEN UNDER STRESS
A new study finds the switch from conscious to unconscious learning systems is triggered by the intact function of mineralocorticoid receptors.… READ MORE…
EXPOSURE TO STRESS EVEN BEFORE CONCEPTION CAUSES GENETIC CHANGES TO OFFSPRING
Researchers discover an enhanced expression of the CRF-1 gene the ovum of rats exposed to stress prior to conceiving. Additionally, enhanced expression of the gene was noted in newborn rats whose mothers were exposed to stress.… READ MORE…
EXERCISE REORGANIZES THE BRAIN TO BE MORE RESILIENT TO STRESS
A new study finds exercise reorganized the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function.… READ MORE…
STRESS FROM 9/11 LINKED TO NATIONWIDE RESURGENCE IN SMOKING AMONG AMERICANS WHO HAD QUIT
According to new research, the 9/11 terror attacks may have caused 1 million former smokers to take up and maintain the habit once again.… READ MORE…
DAD’S LIFE STRESS EXPOSURE CAN AFFECT OFFSPRING BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Researchers have shown stress on preadolesecent and adult male mice induced an epigenetic mark in their sperm which reprogrammed their offspring’s HPA axis, a region the the brain which governs stress response.… READ MORE…
BRAIN-IMAGING STUDY LINKS CANNABINOID RECEPTORS TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Researchers discover a connection between the quantity of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the brain and PTSD.… READ MORE…
MUSIC’S ROLE IN REDUCING STRESS FOR CANCER PATIENTS
A new study is to investigate whether music affects the health of cancer patients by soothing them and making them less anxious. Depending on the outcomes, future research could hone in on how much anxiety levels decreased after music therapy and how reduced anxiety affects a patient’s recovery time, complications and willingness to comply with treatment. … READ MORE…
STRESS BREAKS LOOPS THAT HOLD SHORT-TERM MEMORY TOGETHER
By watching individual neurons at work, a group of psychologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has revealed just how stress can addle the mind, as well as how neurons in the brain’s prefrontal cortex help remember information in the first place.… READ MORE…
