stress

August 9, 2017

Stress may switch on bone “mets”

New findings could explain the link between chronic stress and reduced survival in women diagnosed with breast cancer, and could lead to new strategies to improve treatment outcomes.

By Bill Snyder
June 8, 2017

Research participants sought: Parents, children and the effects of stress

Your family may be eligible to participate in a research study at Vanderbilt University that aims to help parents and children regarding the effects of stress.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 16, 2015

Vanderbilt psychiatrist renews call to find the place ‘between Hallmark and heartache’ during the holidays

By Wayne Wood
November 7, 2014

Overactive stress response in obesity

An overactive stress response contributes to the development of insulin resistance in obese individuals, and blocking it may be therapeutically beneficial.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 21, 2014

Reversing stress-induced anxiety

Augmenting the signals of natural “endocannabinoids” in the brain may be a promising approach for treating mood and anxiety disorders.

By Leigh MacMillan
December 19, 2013

“Between Hallmark and heartache”: Vanderbilt psychiatrist offers tips for how to have a pretty good Christmas

By Wayne Wood
July 22, 2011

Stress circuitry key to drug relapse

Brain systems involved in the body’s stress response may drive drug relapse.
By VUMC News and Communications
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