Stress
New strategy to protect developing brain from prenatal stress
Giving a neuroprotective molecule during pregnancy prevents long-term neurodevelopmental problems associated with prenatal stress.
How stress and the circadian clock affect sleep?
The findings could lead to the development of new therapies for sleep disorders caused by stress or a disturbed circadian rhythm.
New VR test to assess a person’s vulnerability to stress
One of the first such tools that do not rely on subjective evaluations.
Life may be more stressful now than it was in the 1990s, study
A new study by the Penn scientists, suggests that middle age may be much more stressful now than in the '90s. Across all ages,...
Scientists discovered a neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress
Emotional stress initiates the sympathetic nervous system, adversely affects their wellbeing. Excessive stress may cause symptoms such as psychogenic fever, a condition of abnormally...
How stress remodels the brain?
Studies in both animals and people show pretty clearly that stress can affect how the brain functions. It affects not only memory and many...
Reduced stress is linked to changes in the profile of plasma metabolites
Psychological stress is known to be related to obesity, low rate aggravation, and metabolic disorders. However, the underlying systems remain poorly comprehended. In the...
Could depression be linked to our cells’ metabolism?
EPFL researchers have discovered a compound that stimulates brain-cell metabolism and reduces signs of depression in mice. The next step will be to test their findings on humans.
Hardcore football fans experience the greatest physiological stress response
Fans who are ‘fused’ with their team are more likely to experience intense – potentially dangerous – levels of stress while watching live football.
CIMAP transfers technology for herbal products
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow has transferred the five technologies of herbal formulation to Nandan...
You may be stressing out your dog
'Man's best friend' is a common phrase about domestic dogs, referring to their millennia-long history of close relations, loyalty, and companionship with humans. It...