Assessment of sleep duration and cortisol levels among selected South African medical students

Abstract Background Sleep is essential for maintaining the body’s balance, particularly in regulating the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which controls cortisol, the main stress hormone. Cortisol follows a daily rhythm, but irregular sleep can disrupt this pattern, leading to mood change...

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Principais autores:	Anam Mhlana, Gisela Milanes-Rodriguez, Samuel Oluwaseun Olojede, Ayoola Isaac Jegede
Format:	Artigo
Jezik:	Inglês
Izdano:	BMC 2026-04-01
Serija:	BMC Endocrine Disorders
Teme:	Cortisol Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) Sleep Stress Medical students
Online dostop:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-026-02266-2
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