Stress

Research Showing How Stress Vulnerability Differs in Males and Females Reveals a Circuit That Might Be Targeted to Protect Against Stress, Especially in Females
Decades of research have demonstrated how stress can contribute to a wide variety of diseases and disorders. In the realm of mental health, we know that anxiety disorders, depression, and PTSD, for… Read More
Childhood Stress and Early Onset of Female Puberty May Raise Risk of Depression and Anxiety in Adolescence, Study Finds
Being exposed to trauma during childhood has been associated with significantly increased risk for developing depression and anxiety later in life. Precisely how trauma translates into greater risk… Read More
New Insights Into Mechanisms Underpinning Susceptible and Resilient Responses To Traumatic Stress
It has long been understood that people who are under constant (“chronic”) and acute traumatic stress are at high risk of developing anxiety and depressive disorders. Over the last 10-20 years,… Read More
Evidence of How the Experience of Racial Discrimination May Alter Brain Connectivity, Cellular Aging, and Brain Health
Two facts have emerged from research over the last two decades about racial discrimination in the United States.  A plethora of research papers across disciplines have documented the fact that… Read More
How Immune Activation May Alter the Brain and Cause Depression-Related Behavior During Chronic Social Stress
Extensive research over several decades, some of it led by investigators supported by BBRF, has demonstrated that stress, including psychosocial stress (stress that arises from social interactions)… Read More