If you’ve scrolled through social media lately, you may have seen some chatter about cortisol—a stress hormone—and its supposed villainous effects on your body. Negative effects of cortisol have been ...

A new study published in Psychological Medicine has found that a specific type of cognitive training can reduce biological ...

Cortisol is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands. It helps regulate the body’s response to stress and affects many systems, from metabolism to immune function. While short bursts of ...

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Cortisol levels need to be kept in check to ward off chronic inflammation, which is linked to a host of long-term health problems. Here’s how. If there’s a current health villain, it’s cortisol. On ...