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Person sitting cross-legged on a bed and holding their lower abdomen, with a red glow highlighting the abdominal area.
April 20, 2023

Overactive bladder and anxiety

Anxiety and psychological stress impact hypersensitivity mechanisms in women that could contribute to overactive bladder — a frequent and sudden urge to urinate that is difficult to control.

By Sarah E. Glass
Woman in a pink top holds a pink, sprinkle-covered donut toward the camera while touching her forehead with her other hand; her blurred expression appears distressed.
October 6, 2022

Stress, obesity and food intake

Vanderbilt researchers are elucidating the neuronal pathways that contribute to food consumption in response to stress — “comfort feeding” — and how they differ in males versus females and in the context of obesity.

By Kelsey Pinckard
Older woman with short white hair sits indoors with her hands clasped beneath her chin, looking pensively to the side.
August 23, 2021

Estrogen, depression and menopause

A shift in emotional processing may help women adapt to lower estrogen after menopause —unless they have a history of major depressive disorder, Vanderbilt researchers have found.

By Emily Stembridge
Flat vector illustration of a woman with closed eyes, surrounded by overlapping blue-gray cloud shapes, a sun, crescent moon, and stars, suggesting sleep or changing moods.
June 23, 2021

Virtual study of stress in parents of children with developmental disabilities seeks participants

Otolaryngology researchers from the Music Cognition Lab are seeking to recruit parents of children with developmental disabilities for a study about the connection between mindfulness, music and stress levels. 

By Vanderbilt Health News
Stylized brain composed of electronic circuit-board traces in black, orange, yellow, pink, blue, and green, surrounded by faint gears, clouds, arrows, and human silhouettes on a gray background.
October 29, 2020

Histamine circuits in brain reward center

Histamine — commonly associated with allergies — also has a signaling role in the brain’s reward center and may offer a novel target for treating addiction.

By Leigh MacMillan
Infographic titled “COVID-19 Impacting Wellbeing of U.S. Families With Children, Poll Shows,” presenting statistics on worsening mental and physical health, delayed medical visits, increased food insecurity, loss of regular childcare, and policy recommendations, with illustrations of a bicycle, stethoscope, eggs, pie charts, a house, and a masked child.
July 24, 2020

Health, well-being and food security of families deteriorating under COVID-19 stress

The ongoing disruptive changes from efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are having a substantial negative impact on the physical and mental well-being of parents and their children across the country, according to a new national survey published today in Pediatrics.

By Holly Fletcher