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Latest tagged entries for 'PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS'



Family environment affects children's hormonal response to stress

Thursday, 21 February 2008 8:02 A GMT+01
A study conducted on 346 19-month-old twins reveals that the genetic and environmental bases of hormonal response to stress depend on the context in which a child grows up.

Psychological stress may increase cervical cancer risk

Saturday, 16 February 2008 8:24 A GMT+01
A woman's daily stress can reduce her ability to fight off a common sexually transmitted disease and increase her risk of developing the cancer it can cause, according to a new study.

Drug eases cravings in stressed alcoholics

Friday, 15 February 2008 8:45 A GMT+01
Researchers have found a drug that reduces responses to stress in some recovering alcoholics, and eases their cravings to have a drink.

Psychological stress may upset gastrointestinal flora balance

Friday, 8 February 2008 8:21 A GMT+01
Some people find stressful life experiences coincide with gastrointestinal problems. New research has shown that their stomachs may be churning for a reason.

Work stress linked to coronary heart disease

Thursday, 24 January 2008 8:47 A GMT+01
New research has produced strong evidence of how work stress is linked to the biological mechanisms involved in the onset of heart disease.

Children of psychologically stressed mothers more prone to asthma

Wednesday, 16 January 2008 8:43 A GMT+01
Children whose mothers are chronically stressed during their early years have a higher asthma rate than their peers, regardless of their income, gender or other known asthma risk factors.

The role of stress in just about everything — part 3/3

Wednesday, 16 January 2008 8:31 A GMT+01
by Eric Wargo Association for Psychological Science Personality and environmental factors are not the whole story when it comes to stress. The next frontier of stress research is the rapidly growing field of behavioral genetics. Modeling the interact

The role of stress in just about everything — part 2/3

Tuesday, 15 January 2008 8:34 A GMT+01
Besides heart disease, PTSD, and depression, chronic stress has been linked to ailments as diverse as intestinal problems, gum disease, erectile dysfunction, adult-onset diabetes, growth problems, and even cancer.

Exercising away menopausal anxiety, stress and depression

Monday, 14 January 2008 8:40 A GMT+01
With more menopausal women seeking natural therapies to ease symptoms, a new study has found that simply adding a brisk walking routine can reduce a variety of psychological symptoms such as anxiety, stress and depression.

The role of stress in just about everything — part 1/3

Monday, 14 January 2008 8:39 A GMT+01
Stress, to put it bluntly, is bad for you. It can kill you, in fact. A study now reveals that stress causes deterioration in everything from your gums to your heart and can make you more susceptible to everything from the common cold to cancer.

Stress from 9/11 attacks increased risk of heart problems

Monday, 14 January 2008 5:29 A GMT+01
Stress and fear in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks may be making Americans sicker, according to a groundbreaking new study by UC Irvine researchers.

Workplace stress costs British employers billions

Thursday, 29 November 2007 8:52 A GMT+01
Britain's employers are unaware of the scale of mental ill health in their workplaces or the enormous financial toll they can take, according to a new Position Statement issued by the Faculty of Public Health (FPH).

Early life traumas can permanently alter response to psychological stress

Wednesday, 21 November 2007 8:20 A GMT+01
Researchers have known for years that psychological trauma that results in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression can change how a person responds to stress.

Gender differences in coping with psychological stress

Tuesday, 20 November 2007 8:25 A GMT+01
Findings have implications for identifying gender differences in mood disorders

Fact or fiction?: Stress causes gray hair

Tuesday, 20 November 2007 8:12 A GMT+01
Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned white the night before she was guillotined. Presumably the stress of impending decapitation caused her locks to lose color within hours.

Emotional effects of social isolation traced to brain hormone

Thursday, 15 November 2007 9:13 A GMT+01
The anxiety and aggression that result from social isolation have been traced to altered levels of an enzyme that controls production of a brain hormone.

Stress and immunity

Friday, 9 November 2007 8:13 A GMT+01
Scientists in Australia have recently discovered the first clear molecular process that helps to explain how stress suppresses our immune defenses and makes us more vulnerable to getting sick.

Abstract: Acute Stress Potentiates Anxiety in Humans.

Thursday, 8 November 2007 9:00 A GMT+01
Stress is an important factor in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. Stress also potentiates anxiety-like response in animals, but empirical evidence for a similar effect in humans is still lacking.

Psychological stress triggers Alzheimer's plaque formation

Thursday, 1 November 2007 8:42 A GMT+01
Collaborative research between German, Portugese and British scientists suggests that psychological stress contributes directly to the development of Alzheimer's disease.

ACG: Psychological distress increases GERD severity

Wednesday, 17 October 2007 8:52 A GMT+01
Apparent treatment-resistant gastroesophageal reflux disease may reflect comorbid psychological distress that results in more severe symptoms, results of a study reported here suggest.

Body-mind meditation curbs stress, improves mental performance

Friday, 12 October 2007 2:00 A GMT+01
A team of researchers from China and the University of Oregon have developed an approach for neuroscientists to study how meditation might provide improvements in a person's attention and response to psychological stress.

Psychological stress linked to disease

Wednesday, 10 October 2007 9:48 A GMT+01
A commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association explores whether psychological stress leads to disease and concludes that the link is likely.

Psychological stress induces skin abnormalities

Thursday, 7 December 2006 6:04 A GMT+01
Inhibiting glucocorticoid, a type of steroid, can prevent skin abnormalities induced by psychological stress, according to a new study from the December issue of the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, I