High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the first 3 years of a child's life, according to research presented at the ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Dartmouth College have discovered a connection between toddler hair cortisol levels—a long-term stress biomarker—and maternal prenatal depression.

Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may impede intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in boys aged 7 years old, according to research presented at the 26th ...

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Cortisol levels in late pregnancy can predict the sleep of infants, according to a new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2023 annual meeting. Results show that newborns with higher levels of cortisol ...

Maternal stress during pregnancy may be partly to blame for childhood eczema, according to a study on mice published in the journal Nature. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

Take a chill pill, momma. Stress can affect pregnant women in several ways, from high blood pressure to heart disease and even premature birth before 37 weeks, a leading cause of newborn death and ...

Hormones—including androgens, estrogen, and cortisol—play a major role in hair growth and hair loss over time.