Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country's birth rate. This led to the ...

Dry January can have multiple affects on your health including on your hormonal health - heres everything you need to know ...

Discover how atopic dermatitis, an allergic skin condition characterised by inflammation and heightened IgE levels, is often ...

Alpha- and beta-blockers reduce oxidative stress and inflammation caused by aircraft noise but fail to prevent hypertension, ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Psychological stress weakens the ability of certain immune cells to clear away dead cells, causing ...

Exposure to high nighttime aircraft noise was tied to cardiac remodeling consistent with changes associated with increased ...

This research identifies proteins linking social relationships to cardiovascular disease and mortality, offering insights for ...

Current data suggest men and women may experience stress differently, highlighting the need for personalized stress ...

Non-neuronal brain cells called tanycytes are illuminated and color-coded according to their depth in the hypothalamus brain of a mouse. They are one of the cell types in the mouse brain that show a ...

Here, we demonstrate that myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate like 1 (MARCKSL1) regulates amygdala circuitry to control the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, as well ...

So, why does this happen? “Stress activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, leading to increased cortisol levels and heightened alertness, which make it difficult to relax and ...

The most common disorders happen when either too much or too little hormones are produced. Adrenal glands can also be impaired if there is a disorder in the pituitary gland, as it signals the adrenals ...