Kanawa_Studio via Getty Images Factors like too much alcohol and not enough sleep raise your body's levels of cortisol, your stress hormone. But “as with anything in our body, when it’s too high for too long or too low for too long, it becomes a problem.” Chronic high cortisol levels can lead to health issues like high blood pressure and …
Coronavirus patients with higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their blood are more likely to die from the deadly virus, according to scientists. A study by Imperial College London researchers revealed that patients with high levels of the hormone deteriorated more quickly and were at a greater risk of dying. Study lead author Professor Waljit Dhillo, of Imperial, …
