AGE AFFECTS HOW WE PREDICT AND RESPOND TO STRESS AT HOME
Researchers say those over 60 are better at predicting stressful events at home than younger people. However, younger people are better at utilizing these predictions to minimize the adverse impact of stress.… READ MORE…
LINGERING NEGATIVE RESPONSES TO STRESS LINKED WITH HEALTH A DECADE LATER
Lingering negative emotional responses to stress can have implications for physical health later in life, a new study reveals.… READ MORE…
ANALYZING PAST FAILURES MAY BOOST FUTURE PERFORMANCE BY REDUCING STRESS
Researchers report writing about past failures can lower the stress response and enhance performance when faced with a new stressful task. … READ MORE…
IS YOUR STRESS CHANGING MY BRAIN?
A new study reveals being exposed to those who are stressed can alter our brains on a cellular level.… READ MORE…
HOW THE BRAIN MIGHT COMPENSATE STRESS DURING LEARNING
A new study reveals how the brain manages to perform learned categorization while under stress.… READ MORE…
MUSIC BOOSTS EXERCISE TIME DURING CARDIAC STRESS TESTING
Researchers report listening to music may help people extend the time they are capable of enduring a cardiac stress test. The study also reports the findings could help healthy people to exercise for longer periods of time.… READ MORE…
RUNNING HELPS BRAIN STAVE OFF EFFECTS OF CHRONIC STRESS
Researchers report running can help mitigate the impact chronic stress has on the hippocampus.… READ MORE…
TINY BRAIN REGION RESPONSIBLE FOR STRENGTHENING IMPORTANT MEMORIES UNDER STRESS
Researchers implicate the locus coeruleus in storing memories of stressful events.… READ MORE…
HOW BRAIN’S REWARD SYSTEM LESSENED DISTRESS OVER 2016 ELECTION RESULTS
People who tended to be more depressed as a result of the 2016 election have less family support and decreased activity in two key regions of the brain’s reward system, researchers report.… READ MORE…
INSULAR CORTEX MEDIATES APPROACH AND AVOIDANCE RESPONSES TO OTHERS IN DISTRESS
Summary: Social affective behaviors are linked to changes in insular cortex excitability caused by oxytocin, researchers report. Source: Boston College. T… READ MORE…
STRESSED OUT? TRY SNIFFING YOUR PARTNER’S SHIRT
Women feel calmer after being exposed to their male partner’s scent, a new study reveals.… READ MORE…
ANTI-STRESS COMPOUND REDUCES OBESITY AND DIABETES RISK
A protein associated with anxiety and depression has been found to act as a link between the stress regulatory system and metabolic processes, research report.… READ MORE…
