Child: A link between behavioral problems and cortisol levels in hair
Researchers have found a link between cortisol levels in hair and behavioral problems in children. THE ESSENTIAL Study finds link ...
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Cushing’s syndrome: understanding and detecting this rare condition
Cushing's syndrome is a rare but serious disease characterized by excessive production of the steroid hormone cortisol. Although its symptoms ...
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Cortisol levels in late pregnancy may predict infant sleep
Babies with higher levels of hair stress hormones take longer to fall asleep. THE ESSENTIAL Cortisol is "the end product ...
Read moreCushing syndrome: “Diagnostic wandering can last between 2 and 5 years, or even 10 years”
According to a specialist, adults suffering from Cushing's syndrome wait several years before a precise diagnosis is made, which leads ...
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What is Cushing’s syndrome that actress Amy Schumer suffers from?
American comedian Amy Schumer has been diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome, a rare hormonal condition caused by excess cortisol in the ...
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Stress hormone in the hair: its level predicts cardiovascular risk
People with high levels in the hair of cortisol and cortisone, the stress hormones, would be at greater risk of ...
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Stress hormone during pregnancy may promote early child language
During pregnancy, exposing the fetus to high levels of the stress hormone cortisol may improve early development of language, speech ...
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Your hair can indicate how stressed you are
Cortisol, the stress hormone, can be found in hair. THE ESSENTIAL Cortisol is a hormone continuously secreted by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal ...
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Kissing would protect us from the negative effects of stress
Before a stressful moment, kissing your partner would reduce stress for women… but not for men. THE ESSENTIAL Acute stress ...
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Hug your partner, the anti-stress remedy for women!
Hugging your partner before having an anxiety-inducing experience reduces the release of cortisol, the stress hormone. This positive effect was ...
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Time change: how to avoid being disturbed
This weekend, on the night of Saturday to Sunday March 23, we will switch to summer time: at two o'clock ...
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Meditation: its long-term anti-stress effects confirmed
The level of cortisol - a stress hormone - present in the hair decreases when an individual does meditation sessions ...
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Measure your stress level… with a single drop of blood
Thanks to an electronic chip, a new sensor is able to measure stress hormones from a single drop of blood. ...
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Pregnancy: twice as likely to have a girl if the woman is stressed
Women who give birth to daughters have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol at conception. THE ESSENTIAL This could ...
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Is laughter medicine?
Laughing has a real therapeutic effect, especially in times of crisis.With approximately 800 publications on laughter, its therapeutic effects, both ...
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Cannabis and stress reduction: the reaction differs according to gender
For the first time, a study establishes a causal link between inhaling cannabis and a reduction in stress. According to ...
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Stress plays a role in infertility
When the state of stress is chronic, the hormones released by our brain inhibit the reproductive system. This can lead ...
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Stress measurement: a reactive “cotton swab” to easily assess the level of cortisol
The technique developed by the British consists of taking a little earwax from the ear to detect the level of ...
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Football: when the stress of supporters increases the risk of heart attack
During an important football match, fans secrete more cortisol, the stress hormone, which dangerously increases their risk of having a ...
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Cancer: why stress increases our risks
Stress hormones are very harmful to our body and, in the long term, can promote the development of tumors. Renowned ...
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Breastfeeding: morning breast milk differs from evening breast milk
According to new research, breast milk in the morning is different from breast milk in the evening. An explanation for ...
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How Stress Derails Anxiety’s Voice During Public Speaking
If your voice goes off the rails when you speak in public, it could be due to brain activations caused ...
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Anxiety: petting dogs and cats reduces stress
For college students, spending time with pets helps lower levels of cortisol, a hormone associated with stress.Student life is sometimes ...
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Stress: our body is more vulnerable to evening stress
Stressful events that occur in the evening make us more vulnerable than those that occur in the morning. Indeed, cortisol, ...
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Sleeping poorly increases stress in the youngest
Having poor quality sleep would be very bad for the health of the youngest. During this back-to-school period, it is ...
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Hormones from traders are destabilizing financial markets
Researchers from Imperial College London suggest that testosterone and cortisol influence stock market results. High rates would increase the risk ...
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Quitting Facebook lowers the stress hormone cortisol
In the short term, going without Facebook reduces the level of the stress hormone cortisol. But leaving the social network ...
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A few minutes of meditation reduce stress
A new study has just shown that mindfulness meditation, practiced 25 minutes a day for three consecutive days, can reduce ...
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Why stress is contagious
A German study reveals that stress, which affects more and more people, could be contagious.Is stress as contagious as a ...
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Sochi Olympic Games: playing at home gives you more strength
According to a British study, athletes have a better chance of winning when they play at home. This is explained ...
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