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In a Canadian study of 171 children aged 7 to 13 having elective surgery, about 1 in 4 showed high anxiety on several measures. Those children were much shyer and showed over twice the distr…
Read articleA 2026 randomized exploratory pilot found that a single 24-minute yoga session did not significantly lower salivary cortisol or salivary alpha-amylase compared with quiet sitting in 19 stres…
Read articleA 2026 review of 52 studies found that chronic primary pain is linked to several physiological stress markers, especially cortisol, heart rate, heart-rate recovery, and mean arterial pressur…
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