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New Clues About the Link Between Stress and Depression

Oct. 2, 2020 — Researchers have identified a protein in the brain that is important both for the function of the mood-regulating substance serotonin and for the release of stress hormones, at least in mice. The ...

Insomnia Treatment Offers Relief

Sep. 23, 2020 — Insomnia causing sleepless nights, daytime fatigue and poor health outcomes is a cycle worth busting, experts say, with depression, anxiety and stress a common co-occurrence. A study of more than 450 ...

People React Better to Both Negative and Positive Events With More Sleep

Sep. 15, 2020 — New research finds that after a night of shorter sleep, people react more emotionally to stressful events the next day -- and they don't find as much joy in the good things. This has important health ...

Study of One Million Danish Children: Childhood Adversity Increases the Risk of Early Death

Aug. 19, 2020 — Social adversity in early childhood appears to be a significant risk factor for death in early adulthood. Children who have experienced repeated ...

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Study Links Rising Stress, Depression in U.S. to Pandemic-Related Losses, Media Consumption

Sep. 28, 2020 — Experiencing multiple stressors triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic -- such as unemployment -- and COVID-19-related media consumption are directly ...

Teacher Stress Linked With Higher Risk of Student Suspensions

Sep. 15, 2020 — Just how stressed are teachers? A recent Gallup poll found teachers are tied with nurses for the most stressful occupation in America today. Unfortunately, that stress can have a trickle-down effect ...

Study Sheds Light on Brain Mechanism Activated by Uncertainty

Sep. 2, 2020 — A new study examined the brain's reactions in conditions of uncertainty and stressful conflict in an environment of risks and opportunities. The researchers identified the areas of the brain ...

Love Hormone Also Forms Important Link Between Stress and Digestive Problems

Aug. 31, 2020 — New research shows that oxytocin, known as the love hormone, plays an important role in stress' disruption of digestion such as bloating, discomfort, ...

Prevention Strategy for Substance Use Disorder

Aug. 20, 2020 — There are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study found those risk factors affect age groups differently and proposes a ...

Researchers Discover Protective Factor Against Psychological Trauma

Aug. 17, 2020 — The endogenous regulation of a specific gene is associated with a reduced risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder following a terrifying experience. In particular, traumatic memories of the ...

Stress and Anger May Exacerbate Heart Failure

Aug. 12, 2020 — Mental stress and anger may have clinical implications for patients with heart failure, according to a new ...

Strong Relationships in Adulthood Won't 'Fix' Effects of Early Childhood Adversity

Aug. 3, 2020 — Harsh conditions in early life are a fundamental cause of adult stress, and according to new research on wild baboons, this effect is not explained ...

Laughter Acts as a Stress Buffer -- And Even Smiling Helps

July 30, 2020 — People who laugh frequently in their everyday lives may be better equipped to deal with stressful events - although this does not seem to apply to the intensity of ...

Increased Attention to Sad Faces Predicts Depression Risk in Teenagers

July 28, 2020 — Teenagers who tend to pay more attention to sad faces are more likely to develop depression, but specifically within the context of stress, according to new research from Binghamton University, State ...