STRESS CAN CONTROL OUR GENES, RESEARCHERS FIND

Stress has become one of the major disease states in the developed world. But what [...]

EMOTIONAL STRESS CAN CHANGE BRAIN FUNCTION

Research conducted by Iaroslav Savtchouk, a graduate student, and S. June Liu, PhD, Associate Professor [...]

STRESS IN THE CITY: BRAIN ACTIVITY AND BIOLOGY BEHIND MOOD DISORDERS OF URBANITES

Being born and raised in a major urban area is associated with greater lifetime risk [...]

STRESS DRIVES ALCOHOLICS’ CHILDREN TO DRINK, STUDY SUGGESTS

If either of your parents has a drink problem, there is a greater risk that [...]

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY: UNDERSTANDING MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

In times of stress, we’re often encouraged to pause for a moment and simply be [...]

DEPRESSION AND CHRONIC STRESS ACCELERATES AGING

People with recurrent depressions or those exposed to chronic stress exhibits shorter telomeres in white [...]

STRESSED MEN ARE MORE SOCIAL

Freiburg researchers have refuted the common belief that stress always causes aggressive behavior. A team [...]