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Stress reaction

Cover illustration: the zebrafish stress response
15.05.2012

A unique ON-OFF switch in the brain controls a main stress hormone

Neuron cover
23.02.2012

Both parts of the mechanism – ON and OFF receptors – are encoded in the same gene.

cultured Cultured nerve cells that have been inoculated with RNA-bearing viruses. This RNA targets the CRF stress response, reducing gene expression
08.05.2011

What happens when the body is unable to turn off the stress response? 

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Gene that Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes
18.04.2010

Dr. Alon Chen of the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department and his research team have now...

Dr. Rony Paz. Understanding the delicate balance
02.05.2008
Our memories are shaped through a complex interplay between the emotional and rational areas in our brains
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Stopping Short
01.11.1996

Unlike animals, plants cannot run away from danger. They have therefore evolved various mechanisms to...

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