Soon your love for your smartphones will increase, as the new collection of health apps will help you with your stress hormone test. Yes now you can measure whether the level of your stress by using your smartphone. Researchers developed a device capable of using any smartphone to measure levels of a stress hormone, cortisol, in a sample of saliva. The research was presented during the ICE/ENDO … [Read more...]
25 minutes of mindfulness meditation releases stress, boosts attention
Health experts have always recommended meditation for releasing stress and come out of depression. A new study has found some scientific evidence into it. According to the scientists, mindfulness meditation is effective in multiple brain related activities like reducing stress and depression, improving attention, boosting cognitive performance and increasing grey matter density in the … [Read more...]
Always Stressed? Beware It’ll Affect Your Short-Term Memory In Old Age
A new study at the University of Iowa reports a potential link between stress hormones and short-term memory loss in older people. In such cases, an excess of the stress hormone cortisol has been linked to increased short-term memory loss. "Stress hormones are one mechanism that we believe leads to weathering of the brain," said co-author Jason Radley. The study, published in the Journal of … [Read more...]
Teens more stressed out than adults
A teen life isn’t as easy as it seems to be. More than ninety percent teens of the world’s population are victims of stressed out lifestyle. They are more afflicted by stress than adults, especially during school years. American Psychological Association (APA) news release reported this survey that stress equally affects both teenagers and adults and it have a very negative impact on sleeping … [Read more...]