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University of Montreal researchers found that metyrapone reduces the levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which is associated with memory recall.

"Metyrapone is a drug that significantly decreases the levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that is involved in memory recall," stated Marie-France Marin, the lead author and a doctoral student at the university.

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), U.S., found that kids of women who are abused by their spouses are more likely to be obese by age five and might also develop a host of other diseases later in life.

Reuters quoted lead researcher, Dr. Renee Boynton-Jarrett, BUSM, as saying, “It’s always sobering to see the vast impact that adversities in early life can have on long term health outcomes.”

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The researchers are hopeful that the study could pave way for potential diagnosis and treatment of such mental disorders together with changing our perception of how brain processes emotions in everyday life.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable, and often irrational worry about everyday matters such as health, money, relationships, family problems, or work difficulties.