Stress News and Research

RSS

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviors such as 'freezing' has been identified by neuroscientists.

15 Mar 2022

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a USC-led study.

15 Mar 2022

High childhood BMI may elevate cardiovascular risk markers in twenty-year-olds

Subjects having overweight and obesity at age 10 were found to have elevated risk markers for diabetes and cardiovascular disease by the time they reach the age of 20.

15 Mar 2022

Cell fusion could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage

Fusing human retinal cells with adult stem cells could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage and visual impairment, according to the findings of a new study published in the journal eBioMedicine.

15 Mar 2022

People living near green spaces have 16% less stroke risk

In contrast, exposure to environmental pollutants such as fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and soot significantly increases the risk of suffering an ischemic stroke.

15 Mar 2022

Moderate hyperglycemia associated with poor COVID-19 prognosis

Scientists have revealed that non-diabetic patients with moderate hyperglycemia are more likely to develop severe and fatal COVID-19 than diabetic patients.

15 Mar 2022

One in three new moms screened positive for postpartum depression during early COVID-19

One in three new mothers during early COVID-19 screened positive for postpartum depression-nearly triple pre-pandemic levels-and 1 in 5 had major depressive symptoms, say University of Michigan researchers.

14 Mar 2022

Ozone exposure may increase depressive symptoms for adolescents over time

Exposure to ozone from air pollution has been linked to an increase in depressive symptoms for adolescents over time, even in neighborhoods that meet air quality standards, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

14 Mar 2022

Current evidence that vitamin D is effective against COVID-19 neurological sequelae

Researchers analyze the available scientific evidence supporting vitamin D as a neuroprotective agent against the neurological sequelae of COVID-19.

14 Mar 2022

Exercise counters inflammation that leads to diabetes, depression after COVID-19

While no medically recognized treatment exists for Long COVID, exercise may break the vicious cycle of inflammation that can lead to developing diabetes and depression months after a person recovers from the virus.

11 Mar 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection induces global alterations of the host endomembrane system

Researchers observed that Golgi fragmentation induced by SARS-CoV-2 facilitates viral trafficking.

11 Mar 2022

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new UC San Francisco study found.

10 Mar 2022

Researchers identify motor neuron toxin associated with ALS

An international team of investigators has discovered that an inorganic polyphosphate released by nerve cells known as astrocytes in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) contributes to the motor neuron death that is the signature of these diseases.

10 Mar 2022

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Cells use their molecular architecture to regulate their metabolic functions, and repairing diseased cells' architecture to a healthier state can also repair metabolism, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

10 Mar 2022

Stress News and Research

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

High childhood BMI may elevate cardiovascular risk markers in twenty-year-olds

Cell fusion could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage

People living near green spaces have 16% less stroke risk

Moderate hyperglycemia associated with poor COVID-19 prognosis

One in three new moms screened positive for postpartum depression during early COVID-19

Ozone exposure may increase depressive symptoms for adolescents over time

Current evidence that vitamin D is effective against COVID-19 neurological sequelae

Exercise counters inflammation that leads to diabetes, depression after COVID-19

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection induces global alterations of the host endomembrane system

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Researchers identify motor neuron toxin associated with ALS

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Using metal oxide nanoparticles as 'radiosensitizers' for gentler cancer treatment

Long COVID symptoms in families a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection or household exposure

'Post-apoptotic pro-metastatic cells' appear to be potential metastasis prevention targets

Mechanical stress of confined migration makes cancer cells more aggressive

Researchers secure $12 million grant to develop improved therapies for hemophilia

Researchers unravel how parent's gene impact the behavior of children

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Latest News