Tag: cortisol

Study suggests having friends keeps cortisol levels low

From the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology press release: Directing a meeting, dialing up an old acquaintance, dictating the perfect tuna salad sandwich across a drive-through window. For… Read more »

Study suggests stress in small children separated from their parents may alter genes

From the SAGE press release: Experts in the emotional needs of small children say increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol in babies and small children who are separated from… Read more »

Study suggests some women could be more susceptible to PTSD than others

From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: Childhood trauma is known to increase the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adulthood, especially for women, but the biological reasons for… Read more »

Study looks at how cortisol affects exposure therapy for anxiety disorders

From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: Bochum-based psychologists have studied how the application of the stress hormone cortisol affects exposure therapy for anxiety disorders. The researchers knew from earlier studies… Read more »

Study suggests testosterone and cortisol modulate the effects of empathy on aggression in children

From the University of the Basque Country press release: The research group in the Psychobiology section of the Department of Basic Psychological Processes and their Development of the UPV/EHU’s Faculty… Read more »

Study suggests stress can impair memory, reduce brain size in middle age

From the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio press release: Adults in their 40s and 50s with higher levels of cortisol — a hormone linked to stress… Read more »