Salud.-Un nuevo sistema de medir la hormona del estrés en el cerumen podría ayudar a controlar la depresión
MADRID, 4 (EUROPA PRESS) Investigadores de University College de Londres (UCL) y King’s College London han desarrollado un método novedoso para tomar muestras de cerumen que podría ser una forma barata y eficaz de medir la hormona cortisol. Estos hallazgos, publicados en la revista académica ‘Heliyon’, podrían apuntar a nuevas formas de controlar la depresión […]
Exame de cera de ouvido pode revelar níveis de estresse
Um estudo feito com 37 pessoas mostrou que um aumento do cortisol pode ser medido a partir das secreções oleosas ao redor do canal auditivo A cera de ouvido pode dar pistas sobre a saúde mental de um indivíduo, sugeriram pesquisadores. Um estudo feito com 37 pessoas mostrou que um aumento do cortisol, o hormônio do […]
Researchers swabbing earwax to detect stress levels
A new device that swabs earwax to detect a stress hormone may transform care for people battling depression and other stress-related conditions, researchers say. The team from University College London, among other institutions in Germany and Chile, sampled the technique in 37 participants. Findings were published this week in the Heliyon journal. HOW TO MANAGE POST-ELECTION DAY STRESS, ANXIETY AS RESULTS ROLL IN […]
Exame de cera de ouvido pode revelar níveis de estresse
Pesquisadores desenvolveram método para medir níveis crônicos de hormônio associado a estresse sem a necessidade de exame de sangue. A cera de ouvido pode dar pistas sobre a saúde mental de um indivíduo, sugeriram pesquisadores. Um estudo feito com 37 pessoas mostrou que um aumento do cortisol, o hormônio do estresse, pode ser medido a […]
Earwax can provide stress clues that someday might provide clues to anxiety and depression: study
Earwax contains the stress hormone cortisol, which could be used to help diagnose mental health issues, according to a new study. Researchers at the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience found that the oily secretions around the ear canal contain enough of the stress hormone to aid in diagnosing depression and other psychiatric conditions, […]
SAY WHAT? How an EARWAX test could measure your stress levels and risk of depression
EARWAX could be tested to measure your stress levels and your risk of depression, experts have claimed. A special tool would collect the samples and these would then be shipped off to a lab for testing. Once scientists receive the samples they will measure the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Cortisol is known as […]
Earwax test could reveal stress levels
Your earwax could be a window into your mental health, researchers have suggested. A study of 37 participants has shown a build-up of the stress hormone cortisol can be measured from the oily secretions around your ear canal. This could open the door to better ways of diagnosing psychiatric conditions including depression, according to lead […]
Scientists can measure your stress levels by analysing ear wax
Researchers believe the test may also have the potential to measure glucose or Covid-19 antibodies Method is a cheap and effective way to measure chronic cortisol levels A test that uses earwax to measure levels of the stress hormone cortisol could “transform diagnostics and care for millions of people with depression or stress-related conditions”, scientists […]