Tag: stress

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Sexual activity and stress levels (HPA activity) may determine longevity

The study below tried to tease out the main factors affecting the longevity of the legendary naked…

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Meditation can worsen mental health, even cause clinical psychiatric issues

I have always been ambivalent in regards to meditation, mostly due to its teachings that many perceived…

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Childhood stress / deprivation leads to early puberty / aging

The evidence that adult health problems have their roots in childhood or even prenatally continues to accumulate….

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Lab animals kept under stressful conditions, thus affecting study results

Several months ago, I did a post on just how stressful the IP administration method is for…

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Low metabolism, cellular debris may cause Huntington Disease (HD)

Yet another study demonstrating the crucial role of oxidative metabolism (OXPHOS) in a chronic degenerative condition considered…

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Prenatal stress ups serotonin, which causes autism and mental disease in offspring

Another good study, which not only corroborates the causative role of elevated serotonin in a number of…

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Reducing stress may reverse greying of hair

Just a few weeks ago I made a post about yet another study linking grey hair to…

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Drop in dopamine behind giving up

I would have much preferred if the authors of the study below investigated the level of serotonin…

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Long Work Hours Linked to Hypothyroidism

The connection between stress and health issues is perhaps the best kept “public secret”. As the saying…

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Stress causes grey hair

Not exactly news for most of my readers, but it is a popular topic for many people…