Understanding the body's need for balance can help make sense of how things go awry. We can manage acute stress, but when ...

Your brain shields you from stress in hidden ways, but these defenses can take a toll over time. Learn to recognize them and ...

Stress is not always the bad guy.  “The stress response is actually very beneficial for us, because it helps us prepare for ...

Early-life adversity affects over half of children worldwide, increasing the risk of cognitive and mental health issues later ...

Chronic stress is your brain’s nemesis. There is so much written about chronic stress that it seems impossible to learn more. We know that it is bad for our health. When I speak about the ...

It may sound strange, but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain. But with climate change threatening crops around the world ...

A study published March 5 in Science Advances found that women with signs of depression after childbirth had increased volume ...

This discovery highlights a novel brain ... was normal, and STAT3 levels rebounded. Subsequent experiments demonstrated that Stat3 expression blockade in the amygdala, in the absence of stress ...

A woman who thought her facial pain was initially due to stress was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. Nicola Shaw, 38, had just returned from a dream trip to Antarctica when she started getting a ...