Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it's generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone's ...
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Faith-based communities have long provided members with life enhancing benefits. Beyond offering messages of hope, churches and other spiritual institutions offer members many support services that enrich lives and strengthen ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Experts such as pianists, athletes and surgeons acquire their skills through extensive practice. However, the neurophysiological and psychological mechanisms that underlie the problem of making mistakes due to psychological ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Changes in the human sex ratio at birth—defined as the percentage of newborns that are boys—are associated with the presence of air and water pollutants, but are not predictably associated with seasonality or weather, ...
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A possible link between psychological stress and Crohn's disease flare-ups has been identified by a McMaster University-led study.
Nov 18, 2021
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Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791.
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The link between psychological stress and physical health problems generally relates to a stress-induced immune response gone wild, with inflammation then causing damage to other systems in the body. It's a predictable cascade—except ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Cynical hostility is a potential pathway to cardiovascular disease by preventing a healthy response to stress over time, according to a study led by Baylor University.
Nov 16, 2020
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Using an experiment conducted in a simulated group office environment, ETH researchers have proved for the first time that repeated workplace interruptions cause the body to increase the release of stress hormones. And they ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Sharing a home with a pet appeared to act as a buffer against psychological stress during lockdown, a new survey shows.
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