Under stress, animals change their behavior, such as through “fight or flight” or “freezing” response. Simultaneously,…
Category: Stress
Stress is contagious — for animals, too
Animal habitats are currently changing extremely rapidly and extensively due to urbanization and climate change. As…
College students’ insomnia linked more strongly with loneliness than screen time
Being lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night’s sleep for college students than too…
How to Navigate Holiday Family Dynamics Without Violating Your Boundaries and Values
The holidays are often a magnifying glass for family dynamics. Patterns and tensions that may go…
New imaging study finds evidence that emotion regulation is not always the most effective strategy to mitigate suicidal ideation
Depressed individuals who reflexively attempt to dampen their initial emotional responses to reminders of their negative…
How stress is fundamentally changing our memories
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered that stress changes how our brain…
Cocoa or green tea could protect you from the negative effects of fatty foods during mental stress
New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body’s vasculature against stress…
Stress makes mice’s memories less specific
Stress is a double-edged sword when it comes to memory: stressful or otherwise emotional events are…
Only certain paranormal beliefs may be linked with more stress and distress
In a new study, feelings of distress and reduced ability to cope with stress were associated…
Researchers suggest stress hormones explain how obesity causes diabetes
A study from Rutgers Health and other institutions indicates that stress hormones — not impaired cellular…