Stress is a natural response to life’s challenges. However, chronic or excessive stress can cause behavioral shifts, such as changes in appetite and sleep patterns, increased reliance on substances, ...

It’s easy to recognize that anxiety can be passed down to us from our parents, whose parents (my grandparents) were probably ...

A study analyzes the negative effects of stress on the brains of male and female rats and concludes that acute stress induces anxiety-like behaviors, especially in males, while chronic stress is more ...

Canadian researchers show that stress modifies the morphology of brain cells in mice, directly influencing the rodents’ level of physical activity. Astrocytes in the lateral hypothalamus region of the ...

High levels of stress as a teenager may come back to bite you later in life, scientists have warned. Stress is a serious issue among adolescents in the U.S, and being a teenager is hard at the best of ...

Women who experience pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, pre-term birth, stillbirth or having a baby that is small for gestational age, may face an increased risk for cardiovascular disease ...

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical ...

Stress is uncomfortable. It can physically tense us and strain the mind. Psychologists have documented negative effects of stress, especially when it is chronic, on our well-being. Thus, it might seem ...