Tag: hormones

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 looks at empathy and bonding in romantic relationships

From the University of California – Santa Barbara press release: Love can make us do crazy things. It often prompts us to behave in counterintuitive ways, like, for example, placing… Read more »

Study examines how exercise may protect against Alzheimer’s

From the Columbia University Irving Medical Center press release: Athletes know a vigorous workout can release a flood of endorphins: “feel-good” hormones that boost mood. Now there’s evidence that exercise… 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 »

Study links rising hormone levels to poor body image in 8-, 9-year olds

From the University of Melbourne press release: Dr Elizabeth Hughes, the lead author and a research fellow from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne, said… Read more »