The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis has been implicated in the pathophysiology of a variety of mood and cognitive disorders. Neuroendocrine studies have demonstrated HPA axis overactivity in ...

No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2005 ASCO Annual Meeting. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2012;7(5):555-566. To summarize, all available studies support the possibility that the HPA axis response to neuroendocrine stimuli may be altered only in a subset of ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Adverse life events are a known and predominant risk factor for postpartum depression in women after delivery of their baby. Furthermore, the postpartum depression in women who have ...

A Canadian/U.S. research team has reported a novel approach to stimulating recovery from chronic stress disorders. Details of the therapeutic model, which exploits the natural dynamics of the body's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Specific microbacteria in the human gut are associated with hormones of the ...

Adolescent offspring of mothers with preeclampsia have increased hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity that results in mild hypercortisolism, according to study findings published in Clinical ...

Does too-high cortisol cause sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea, or is high cortisol a result of those sleep disorders? The answer is complex, and one that scientists are still reaching ...

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Medicine, University Alma Mater Studiorum, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. The authors have no relevant ...