Background: Withania somnifera (WS), also known as Ashwagandha, is commonly used in
Ayurveda and other traditional medicine systems. WS has seen an increase in worldwide …

Stress constitutes a state of threatened homeostasis triggered by intrinsic or extrinsic
adverse forces (stressors) and is counteracted by an intricate repertoire of physiologic and …

A landmark publication in the social sciences, Linda Lindsey's Gender is the most
comprehensive textbook to explore gender sociologically, as a critical and fundamental …

Regulation of emotions is generally associated exclusively with the brain. However, there is
evidence that peripheral systems are also involved in mood, stress vulnerability vs …

Chronic psychosocial stress is increasingly being recognised as a risk factor for sporadic
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis) is the major …

The recent FDA approval of the neurosteroid, brexanolone (allopregnanolone), as a
treatment for women with postpartum depression, and successful trials of a related …

Emerging science shows that probiotic intake may impact stress and mental health. We
investigated the effect of a 6-week intervention with Bifidobacterium longum (BL) NCC3001 …

Mental health disorders often arise as a combination of environmental and genetic factors.
The FKBP5 gene, encoding the GR co-chaperone FKBP51, has been uncovered as a key …

Abstract Introduction Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a
complex multisystem disease characterised by severe and disabling new-onset symptoms of …

Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of mortality and morbidity in adults worldwide.
Multiple studies suggest that there are clinically relevant sex differences in cardiovascular …