cortisol

Hormones can play a substantial role in thwarting your weight loss efforts. (Image: Shutterstock)Any kind of hormonal imbalance can give you a tough time to lose extra kilos.Have you ever found yourself frustrated by the inability to shed…

A new study by researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine found that lower initial cortisol levels may serve as a predictor for retention in treatment programs for substance use disorder. The prospective…

Belly fat is undesirable and unwanted. It does not only make you look fat but it also lends a negative and poor self-image to one. And not to forget, it is also an indicator of an unhealthy body fuelled by chronic stress leading to rise in…

A person is suffering from Diabetes when their blood glucose, also called blood sugar level, is extremely high. According to the Sleep Foundation portal, one of its most common forms is Type 2 Diabetes, which arises due to less insulin.…

Dog-assisted interventions can lead to significantly lower stress in children both with and without special needs, according to a new study using salivary cortisol levels published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kerstin…

Women instructed to embrace their romantic partner prior to undergoing a stressful experience had a lower biological stress response -- as indicated by levels of the stress hormone cortisol in saliva -- compared to women who did not embrace…