Exercise-induced activation of ventromedial hypothalamic steroidogenic factor-1 neurons mediates improvements in endurance

The traditional paradigm of exercise physiology has long maintained that physical stamina is a story written entirely in the periphery of the human body. When an organism engages in rigorous…

Pre-trauma hair cortisol moderates adverse childhood experience and hypothalamic volume effects on stress symptoms after adult trauma.

A groundbreaking study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry has unveiled a complex biological interplay that determines why some individuals develop persistent post-traumatic stress symptoms while others remain resilient. The…