Antisocial Behaviour Link to Stress Hormone Cortisol

SCIENTISTS at Cambridge University have presented a paper which shows that adolescent boys diagnosed with a history severe antisocial behaviour are deficient in the stress hormone emotion regulator, cortisol.  In a normal person there is a surge of this hormone in times...

Tired mornings and CFS

" the physiological changes that accompany CFS, however, has been difficult ... a new study has revealed that abnormally low morning concentrations of the hormone cortisol may be correlated with more severe fatigue in CFS patients,"

Male Sweat Boosts Women's Hormone Levels

I see this Berkley study as evidence that the Dutch may be on to something..."Science Daily — Just a few whiffs of a chemical found in male sweat is enough to raise levels of the stress hormone cortisol in heterosexual women, according to a new study by University of...

Beat stress, drink tea

"Regular cups of tea can help speed recovery from stress, researchers from University College London (UCL) said on Wednesday. Men who drank black tea four times a day for six weeks were found to have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol than a control group who drank a...