Many people find themselves losing appetite—or, conversely, overeating—in difficult situations, and these common reactions to ...

Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state experienced by most people worldwide. While short-term stress is a common ...

We all feel stressed from time to time, but did you know chronic stress can age your brain? Dr. Sandra Darling, a Cleveland ...

Stress often affects not only the emotional state, but also the work of the whole body. Some people lose their appetite during difficult periods, others begin to overeat, some have sleep disorders or ...

For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance strain the body's vascular and metabolic ...

A surprising stress-related signal may help the brain repair itself after injury. Researchers found that myelin-producing precursor cells rapidly release the stress hormone CRH near damaged brain ...

Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic stress suppresses them. Autophagy was most affected in the lateral habenula, ...

Stress or trauma during childhood may leave people more vulnerable to mental health struggles and stress later in life.

Stress may literally scramble the brain’s internal GPS. Researchers found that cortisol, a hormone released during stress, made people significantly worse at navigating a virtual environment and ...

Less stress and better sleep? One brain-boosting supplement promises to deliver all that and more in pill form. Found in everyday foods like spinach, almonds, black beans, and avocados, our bodies ...

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