In order for your body to work properly, your nervous system needs to be working properly. Your nervous system is responsible for helping your brain communicate with your body and helping your body ...

The pandemic is causing huge stress in many ways. What can we do to alleviate it? On TV and on the web, experts offer the standard "control-and-escape" advice. Control: Stress hormones activate the ...

When our bodies are under stress, either physical (like an injury) or psychological (like relationship struggles), our bodies go through an intense hormonal and neurological response – most commonly ...

The amygdala continuously monitors what is going on. When it senses anything associated with danger - real or imaginary - it releases stress hormones. The stress hormones do two things. They activate ...

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study. A study from Rutgers Health ...

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Dr. Srini Pillay answers the question: 'Medications Causing Anxiety Disorders?' — -- Question: Can an anxiety disorder be associated with the use of certain medications? Answer: The sympathetic ...