For every feeling we experience, there is a lot of complex biology going on underneath our skin.
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It seems cortisol is both the chicken and the egg, with high cortisol increasing the risk of attracting COVID, and low cortisol involved in long COVID symptoms.
Asked if they wear a mask indoors when with other people who are not from their household, 54% say they never or rarely wear a mask, up from 46% in April and 25% in January.
Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging.
As the days continue to get shorter and colder, it is likely that you or someone you know has started to experience seasonal mood changes.
When I was a child, what the family doctor said was gospel, and no one would even have thought of disputing it.
When I was a child, what the family doctor said was gospel, and no one would even have thought of disputing it.
A coronavirus epidemic broke out in the East Asia region more than 20,000 years ago, researchers report.
A new study uses genome-wide association studies for a range of different traits and disorders correlated with nicotine dependence and explains 3.6% of the variation in nicotine dependence.
The emotional charge of fear is a huge one. It is the emotion I come across more than any other in my work with cancer clients.
The emotional charge of fear is a huge one. It is the emotion I come across more than any other in my work with cancer clients.
Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, but are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death, according to a new study.
Extreme longevity likely will continue to rise slowly by the end of this century, according to new research, with estimates showing that a lifespan of 125 years, or even 130 years, is possible.
The sense of smell in older adults declines when it comes to meat, but not vanilla, researchers report.
Only 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medical diagnosis of the condition.
An artificial intelligence algorithm can improve diagnoses, treatments, and our overall understanding of sleep disorders, researchers report.
More older Americans are able to meet their daily care needs without assistance, a report shows, but concerning gaps remained for older Black and Hispanic people.
Nearly all of us feel a little blue or a little down every now and then. It happens. Occasional temporary feelings of sadness are a natural part of life. However if you frequently feel this way, or if the feelings are excessive, you may be suffering from depression.
Many of us have become so steeped in what is wrong with ourselves in relationship that dysfunction becomes our accepted norm. We are so expert in why we can't commit; or keep attracting abusive partners; or how our parents' poor role model squashed our self-esteem; or; or; or . . .
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