Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a dual regulatory mechanism safeguarding ...

The present data point to a mechanism that is independent of the memory trace, displays persistent changes after the stress event and is causally related to the stress-induced alteration of behavior.

Chronic stress activates the neuroendocrine system (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis) and sympathetic nervous system. Stress hormones promote the occurrence and development of tumors through ...

Despite the fact that antioxidative mechanisms are the plant’s first choice for dealing with production of ROS, a recent study reported that the balance between ROS production and antioxidative enzyme ...

Environmental factors like stress and medication exposure during pregnancy can shape brain development, but the mechanisms ...

Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defenses, plays a central role ...

Chronic stress raises blood pressure. New research from Juntendo University, Japan, reveals that voluntary exercise prevents ...

Stress testing may be done for several reasons, but the most common is to determine whether there are blockages in the arteries in the heart that are severe enough to limit blood flow.

This study is the first to demonstrate that certain tRNA introns influence gene expression. Scientists have discovered that ...