Tag Archives: cortisol

The link between stress and memory loss

October 14, 2018Health Newscortisol, Edinburgh University, forgetfulness, Memory loss, stress, Stress hormone

Research shows that too much stress may affect memory. What happens and what can you do to reduce stress? Find out in this Catching Health blog post.

Zebrafish may hold the answer to why early life stress can make you sick when you’re an adult

January 23, 2017Health Newscortisol, early life, illness, inflammation, MDI Biolgogical Lab, research, stress, zebrafish

By Diane Atwood

Scientists at MDI Biological Laboratory are using zebrafish to figure out exactly what happens when embryos are exposed to elevated levels of stress hormones.

Unplug and Get a Good Night’s Sleep

March 7, 2011Health Newsartificial light, cortisol, daylight, depression, Insomnia, melatonin, National Sleep Foundation, Seasonal Affective Disorder, sleep, Sleep medicine, sleeping, sleeplessness, stress, technology, unplug

By dianeatwood

I used to have a terrible time with insomnia. Used to — I have to knock on wood — don’t want to unleash the demons. I could get to sleep just fine, but would be wide awake a few hours later and could not get back to sleep. Was it stress? The full of the […]