Myriad clinical findings provide links between chronic stressors, inflammation, and mood disorders. Furthermore, traumatic or chronic exposure to psychological stressors may promote stress ...

Stress has been found to be a potential cause for conditions across all different body systems, from heart and gut, to the joints and even the pelvic organs. Nobody knows the exact cause of irritable ...

Stress isn't just the psychological pressure you feel in response to a looming deadline at work. It is also a description of the physical forces pushing, pulling, or twisting an object, structure, or ...

Today is National Stress Awareness Day, and many of us suffer from chronic stress, unfortunately. According to Gallup's December 2023 poll, nearly half of U.S. adults, 49%, reported frequently feeling ...

Dopamine regulates reward-related behavior through the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway. Stress affects dopamine levels and dopaminergic neuronal activity in the mesolimbic dopamine system. Changes in ...

Allostatic load refers to the cumulative effects of stress on the body over time. The concept comes from a scientific theory on how stress affects physical health. According to the theory, high or ...

Test stress is an example of how one’s emotional state strongly influences how the brain directs thoughts, behaviors, and actions. Because children's and teen 's brains are still building their neural ...

Kate Beckinsale claims the grief of losing her stepfather led to her six-week hospital stay. DFree/ Shutterstock The English actor Kate Beckinsale recently lost her stepfather. She experienced such ...

If the title of this post caught your eye, you‘ve likely experienced your children's emotional states impacted by test stress. Test stress has repercussions on test outcomes and kids' emotional ...