From the UC Davis press release via MedicalXpress: Focusing on the present rather than letting the mind drift may help to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggests new research from the Shamatha Project…
From the University of North Carolina School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: New research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine for the first time explains exactly how two brain regions interact…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in…
From the Ohio University press release: Dwelling on negative events can increase levels of inflammation in the body, a new Ohio University study finds. Researchers discovered that when study participants were asked to ruminate on…
From the National University of Ireland, Galway press release via AlphaGalileo: New findings about how the brain functions to suppress pain have been published in the leading journal in the field Pain, by National University…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Families with a child completing elementary school this year are now preparing their registration for high school, a transition that is often stressful for children. A…
From the Endocrine Society press release via EurekAlert!: Exercise may play a key role in helping children cope with stressful situations, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of…
From the Loughborough University press release via HealthCanal: According to a new pilot study, published today, 28 February, in IOP Publishing’s Journal of Breath Research, there are six markers in the breath that could be…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Women who receive strong social support from their families during pregnancy appear to be protected from sharp increases in a particular stress hormone, making them less likely…
From the ETH Zürich press release via EurekAlert!: The interplay between an infection during pregnancy and stress in puberty plays a key role in the development of schizophrenia, as behaviourists from ETH Zurich demonstrate in…