The interplay between cortisol, inflammation, and disease underscores the need for effective stress management to enhance ...

New research reveals that the timing of stress during pregnancy has gender-specific effects on infants, altering how boys and ...

Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) can have hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction and cognitive impairment. Bruehl et al. sought to determine whether HPA ...

Researchers found new insights on the timing of prenatal stress and its effect on infant stress reactivity and temperament -- including differences between genders.

Adrenal steroidogenesis is under the control of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. Furthermore, metabolic factors including insulin and obesity-related signals may play a role in ...

Corticosteroid therapy must be tapered because of its interactions with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin releasing factor, which acts ...