Glucocorticoids exert profound effects on behavior and are critical mediators of adaptive stress responses. Although glucocorticoid-mediated stress responses are often attributed to transcriptional ...

It is well established that hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation, characterized by elevated circulating cortisol concentrations and impaired negative feedback inhibition, is ...

Researchers have shown how the brain's circadian rhythm in rats is, among other things, controlled by the stress hormone corticosterone -- in humans called cortisol. This has been shown by means of a ...

Traditionally, researchers have analyzed blood samples to detect corticosterone levels in wild birds. But recently, scientists have shown that corticosterone spikes can also be detected by analyzing ...