Hair cortisol concentration is a viable biomarker of chronic psychological stress, according to a multicenter study published in PLOS Global Public Health. Stress is defined as the cognitive, ...

Although cortisol is known for its role in the stress response, it has many functions. Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more! “Cortisol does so many things,” ...

A new study reports that producing either “too much” or “too little” cortisol (colloquially known as “the stress hormone”) in response to a stressful experience is associated with someone feeling more ...

Critical illness is often accompanied by hypercortisolemia, which has been attributed to stress-induced activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. However, low corticotropin levels have ...

Cortisol is known as the body’s primary stress hormone, but it has many essential functions. It naturally peaks in the morning to help you wake up and feel alert and then gradually decreases ...

Growing evidence suggests that serum cortisol levels are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Growing evidence suggests that serum cortisol levels ...

The relentless demands of modern life often leave us feeling perpetually wired and stressed. This constant state of "fight or flight" triggers the release of cortisol, a crucial hormone that, when ...

Cortisol is the hormone on everyone's minds at the moment. Cortisol belly, cortisol detox and low-cortisol workouts have all been trending on social media, claiming that we all need to pay attention ...

Anyone who watches wellness content on TikTok will have noticed that one of this year's major buzzwords has been cortisol—and the trend has made its way over to Instagram now too. For the past year, ...

Hajime Tamai, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Shuji Fukata, Yoshihiko Hirota, Sunao Matsubayashi, Tetsuya Nakagawa, Michael C. Okimura, Robert M. Walter Jr. and Lindy F. Kumagai Abnormalities of ...