Scroll through social media for five minutes and you'll be told your round face isn't a face shape, it's a hormone problem. But is “cortisol face” real, or is it just a very good sales pitch?...
Have you ever noticed that during exams, deadlines, or stressful life events, a salad suddenly sounds much less appealing than a bag of chips or a chocolate bar? You're not imagining it. Chronic...
Everybody experiences stress differently, from the circumstances that cause it, to the ways that we cope with it. What doesn’t differ is that we all experience it, one way or another. There are a...
For animals wanting to find the healthiest mate, cortisol (stress hormone) levels in their mates could have big implications. Luckily, it appears that animals detect cortisol levels through its...
At present wind turbines produce a little over 2% of Canada’s electricity. The industry’s goal is to have this number go up to 20% by 2025 leading to a rapid expansion of wind farms around the...
Some girls find their boyfriend’s natural odor sexy, some find it repugnant. And a new study conducted by molecular genetics and microbiology professor Hiroaki Matsunami and his team at Duke...
Indeed, the risk of a heart attack or angina is nearly five times higher in the two hours following an anger outburst than at other times, and the risk of stroke is four times higher. Let’s not get...
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