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Reaction to stress traced to genetic differences
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 05, 2009 |
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Can people's differing reactions to situations of stress be attributed at least in part to genetic differences and do those differences affect men and women in different ways - with the edge seemingly favoring the women? ...
Autism linked with stress hormone levels
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Some of the symptoms of the autistic condition Asperger Syndrome, such as a need for routine and resistance to change, could be linked to levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggests new research led by the University ...
Bad news for insomniacs: 'hunger hormones' affected by poor sleep
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Insomnia has long been associated with poor health, including weight gain and even obesity. Now researchers at UCLA have found out why.
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Compassion meditation may improve physical and emotional responses to psychological stress
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Data from a new study suggests that individuals who engage in compassion meditation may benefit by reductions in inflammatory and behavioral responses to stress that have been linked to depression and a number of medical ...
Aromatherapy may make you feel good, but it won't make you well
Mar 03, 2008 |
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One of the most comprehensive investigations done to date on aromatherapy failed to show any improvement in either immune status, wound healing or pain control among people exposed to two often-touted scents.
Wear and tear of stress: the psychoneurobiology of aging
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Age may be more related to reactions to stress and the absence of disease rather than to a person's chronological age, say leading researchers in the fields of neurobiology and psychoneuroendocrinology. And healthy aging ...
Brain's 'true love' lasts only a year
Nov 29, 2005 |
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Italian scientists have determined the brain chemical fired up when a person meets a "true love" doesn't last a lifetime, but rather, just 12 months.
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