First responders, healthcare workers, military service members, and athletes consistently experience higher rates of burnout, ...

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis recovered in nearly three quarters of patients with Cushing disease (CD) within 2 years after successful trans-sphenoidal surgery (TSS), with a median ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Adverse life events are a known and predominant risk factor for postpartum depression in women after delivery of their baby. Furthermore, the postpartum depression in women who have ...

An early serum cortisol concentration of > 237 nmol/L (> 8.6 μg/dL) has been validated as a safe and useful screening test with 100% specificity for predicting recovery of the ...

Current data suggest men and women may experience stress differently, highlighting the need for personalized stress management strategies. Stress and the HPA Axis in Men and Women The ...

This glucocorticoid is a steroid hormone that is created from cholesterol and is released from the adrenal cortex within the zona fasciculata layer. The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis works ...

Dysregulation of the physiological adaptation to changes and the modulatory effects of exercise. Psychological stress as may occur with COVID-19 activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis ...