Stress is at the service of survival

(ANSAmed) – Rome, 19 APR – the stress hormone is scheduled to help survival: their production increases during pregnancy until the small size, its speed and thus increase the chances of survival are greater. This is confirmed by a study conducted by the University of Michigan’s Red squirrels and published in Science. If necessary, as in a forest ‘overcrowded’, squirrel females increase the production of stress hormones. All rights reserved