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Long-term episodic memory alterations and the role of perceived stress in post-COVID-19 condition Abstract Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is frequently associated with cognitive impairments, but the integrity of long-term episodic memory remains poorly understood. This study examined...

https://drericlevi.pages.dev/the-darker-side-of-being-a-doctor/ 1700-word article, currently being discussed on Hacker News. The darker side of being a doctor I’m a surgeon. I’d like to think that I’m resilient and well adjusted, having gone through medical school and rigorous surgical...

Stressful life events and maltreatment in conversion (functional neurological) disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies Summary Background Stressful life events and maltreatment have traditionally been considered crucial in the development of conversion...

Stress, social support, and long COVID diagnosis and symptom burden in women. Abstract Objectives: To examine whether general stress and childcare stress are associated with long COVID status, symptom number, and symptom duration in women, and whether perceived and received social support...

Age and early life adversity shape heterogeneity of the epigenome across tissues in macaques Editor’s summary Both aging and stressors are known to affect epigenetic marks such as DNA methylation. However, given natural variation and differences between tissues, these effects can be difficult...

Dissecting Cellular Models and Tau Etiology in Gulf War Illness Kendra L. Case Advisors: Peter W. Baas, Anna Denise R. Garcia [Line breaks added] Abstract A third of all United States veterans deployed in the first Gulf War (GW) have developed Gulf War Illness (GWI), a chronic...

https://karger.com/pps/article/doi/10.1159/000547858/934006/Perceived-Chronic-Stress-prior-to-SARS-CoV-2 Abstract Introduction: Understanding chronic stress as a potential risk factor for COVID-19 progression could inform public health measures and personalized preventive interventions...

Most people do not attribute their burnout symptoms to work https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002239992400374X?via%3Dihub Highlights • Only a minority of participants attribute their burnout symptoms to work. • Burnout is not attributed to work more often than general...

Chronic stress remodels brain homeostasis, in which persistent change leads to depressive disorders. As a key modulator of brain homeostasis, it remains elusive whether and how brain autophagy is engaged in stress dynamics. Here we discover that acute stress activates, whereas chronic stress...

Hi, this is my first discussion thread so mods pls tell me if there is another thread I'm missing that covers this topic. I'm trying to figure out a good way to discuss with family, friends, and medical providers the relationship between stress and ME and POTS/dysautonomia. Obviously ME and...

Why are women more fatigued than men? The roles of stress, sleep, and repetitive negative thinking Shima Golmohamadi, Bronwyn M. Graham [Line breaks added] Abstract Fatigue, a state of prolonged tiredness that cannot be alleviated through rest, is twice as likely to affect women than men. To...

Chronic stress and post-traumatic stress in long COVID: a comparative survey study Sofia-Marie Oehlke, Annika Lozar, Andreas Goreis, Diana Klinger, Paul L. Plener & Oswald D. Kothgassner Published: 5 March 2025 Abstract Long COVID (LC) is a prevalent condition among SARS-CoV-2 infections...

Prevalence and severity of anxiety, stress, and depression in long COVID among adults in Barcelona Brenda Biaani León-Gómez, Meritxell Carmona-Cervelló, Rosalia Dacosta-Aguayo, Noemí Lamonja-Vicente, Jofre Bielsa-Pascual, Victor M López-Lifante, Valeria Zamora-Putin, Gemma Molist, Pilar...

(Guest Editorial) No Abstract Provided — First two paragraphs This editorial highlights two elegant articles published recently about the stress response in health and disease: Agorastos and Chrousos [1] and de Kloet and Joels [2]. Chrousos, the senior author of the first paper, is arguably...

 Early-life stress and the gut microbiome: A comprehensive population-based investigation Mulder; Kraaij; Schuurmans; Frances-Cuesta; Sanz; Medina-Gomez; Duijts; Rivadeneira; Tiemeier; Jaddoe; Felix; Cecil Early-life stress (ELS) has been robustly associated with a range of poor mental and...

Hypothalamus volumes in adolescent Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Impact of self-reported fatigue and illness duration Hollie Byrne; Elisha K Josev; Sarah J Knight; Adam Scheinberg; Katherine Rowe; Lionel Lubitz; Marc L Seal Adolescent Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037818/ Abstract The influence of psychosocial factors on the development and progression of cancer has been a longstanding hypothesis since ancient times. In fact, epidemiological and clinical studies over the past 30 years have provided strong...

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Highlights • Hair cortisone significantly increased by 23% in response to the COVID-19 pandemic • Stress at the start of the pandemic associated with greater increases in cortisol • Increased cortisone more likely in people with previous mental health difficulties Abstract Background Research...

Key Points Question Is psychological distress before SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with risk of COVID-19–related symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer, known as post–COVID-19 conditions? Findings This cohort study found that among participants who did not report SARS-CoV-2 infection at...