Psychology & Psychiatry

Seven ways stress impacts our bodies

WUSTL physicians say chronic stress is linked to a host of health problems, from diabetes to acne to cardiovascular disease.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Gymnastics is hard on the body—physical therapy can help

Watching Simone Biles, Frederick Richard, and other Olympic-level gymnasts compete with gravity-defying flips, twists, and spins across a variety of apparatuses, it's evident how much flexibility and strength the sport of ...

Pediatrics

Active children found to be more resilient

"Get some exercise." It's one suggestion adults frequently hear when they complain about stress in their lives. Exercise helps relieve stress. But does this also apply to children? Does exercise help them manage the pressures ...

Health

Health care workers feel 'moral stress' during pandemic

They have been hailed as "front-line heroes" of the pandemic crisis, "essential workers" inundated with startlingly high numbers of coronavirus patients in the emergency rooms and intensive care units of hospitals across ...

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