DISCOVERY HINTS AT WHY STRESS IS MORE DEVASTATING FOR SOME
New research could lead researchers to a better understanding of the development of psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety.… READ MORE…
MATURING BRAIN FLIPS FUNCTION OF AMYGDALA IN REGULATING STRESS HORMONES
According to a new study, the amygdala has an inhibitory effect on cortisol during early development of nonhuman primates. … READ MORE…
STRESS HORMONES PROMOTE BRAIN’S BUILDING OF NEGATIVE MEMORIES
Researchers report cortisol can strengthen negative memories.… READ MORE…
EARLY LIFE STRESS CAN LEAVE LASTING IMPACTS ON THE BRAIN
A new study reports stresses experienced in early life could change areas of the brain responsible for learning, memory and emotional processing.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS LINK PLACENTAL MARKER OF PRENATAL STRESS TO BRAIN MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION
Researchers discover OGT, an enzyme in the placenta, translates maternal stress into a reprogramming signal for the brain before birth.… READ MORE…
STRESS HORMONE RECEPTORS LOCALIZED IN SWEET TASTE CELLS
Researchers discover receptors for stress activated hormones are localized in oral taste cells responsible for detecting sweet, umami and bitter tastes. … READ MORE…
DEALING WITH STRESS: TO COPE OR TO QUIT?
Researchers identify neurons in mice which determine resilience to depression.… READ MORE…
YOUR STRESS IS MY STRESS
Simply observing stressful situations can trigger a physical stress response, a new research paper suggests.… READ MORE…
JUMP STARTING NATURAL RESILIENCE REVERSES STRESS SUSCEPTIBILITY
Researchers trace a vulnerability in depression like behaviors in mice to out of balance activity in neurons.… READ MORE…
NEW FINDING SUGGESTS A WAY TO BLOCK STRESS DAMAGE
The gene REDD1 enables stress to damage neurons and cause depressive behavior, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
CHRONIC STRESS IN EARLY LIFE CAUSES ANXIETY AND AGGRESSION IN ADULTHOOD, RESEARCHERS FIND
Researchers report results of experiments designed to assess the impacts of social stress upon adolescent mice, both at the time they are experienced and during adulthood.… READ MORE…
STUDY IN MICE RAISES QUESTION: COULD PTSD INVOLVE IMMUNE CELL RESPONSE TO STRESS?
A new study reports that after chronic stress, primed immune cells cause an excessive reaction to a later event.… READ MORE…