Say hello to cortisol, the hormone released when stress hits, triggering that familiar “fight, flight or freeze” response.

While there are many ways of measuring how much stress a person may be dealing with, the most reliable biomarker for stress estimation is one's cortisol levels. Here's what cortisol is ...

Dr. Al-Heeti is the brother of CNET video producer Abrar Al-Heeti. Cortisol has become a buzzword on social media over the past few years, and right alongside that, we have "cortisol face." ...

What to know about the social media trending topic “cortisol face” as many are blaming the stress hormone for their increase of facial swelling and puffiness Getty “Cortisol face” is ...

It’s not amore hitting your eye. The beauty buffs of TikTok have a new common enemy in cortisol. A condition dubbed “moon face” has struck fear in the faces of stressed-out young adults who ...

You’re not fat, you just have ‘cortisol face’.” All over TikTok, women are convinced they have found the solution to facial puffiness – by turning their attention to their levels of cort ...