Recent studies have found that those who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
are more likely to experience dementia as they age, most often Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Because overactivation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis occurs in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), dysregulation of stress neuromediators may play a mechanistic …

Chronic stress may be a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), but most
studies of the effects of stress in models of AD utilize acute adverse stressors of …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is often accompanied by changes in mood as well as increases in
circulating cortisol levels, suggesting that regulation of the stress responsive hypothalamic …

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most prevalent progressive neurodegenerative disease; to
date, no AD therapy has proven effective in delaying or preventing the disease course. In the …

Exposure to stress during the sensitive period of early-life increases the risk to develop
cognitive impairments and psychopathology later in life. In addition, early-life stress (ES) …

Most people have or will experience traumatic stress at some time over the lifespan, but only
a subset of traumatized individuals develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Clinical …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating disease, which affects 8–10% of the
population exposed to traumatic events. The factors that make certain individuals …

Several studies have linked stress with Alzheimer's disease (AD) vulnerability; however, the
mechanism remains to be fully elucidated. In the current paper, we investigated the role of …

Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis occurs in response to the
organism's innate need for homeostasis. The glucocorticoids (GCs) that are released into …