Stress

Sometimes stress could be good for brain functioning

According to recent research from the Youth Development Institute at the University of Georgia, the impending deadline that is worrying you out at work may actually be good for your brain even though ...

Stress accelerates immune aging

a study explains age-related health inequalities, including the unequal toll of the pandemic on people, and identifies potential intervention points

Stress, depression during pregnancy can hinder cognitive development in offspring

According to a new study at the Children's National Hospital, increased stress, anxiety, and depression in pregnant women altered key features of the foetal brain which subsequently cause a decline ...

Parental expectations, criticism linked to mental health issues

Increase in parental expectations and criticism are linked to damaging mental health consequences among college students, according to a recent study

Music combined with auditory beat stimulation can reduce anxiety

Music may help women during menopause transition

A new study has identified music therapy as an effective treatment, not only to manage menopause symptoms but also depressed mood

Self-perception of stress, ageing has significant influence on physical health

According to a recent study, dwelling on negative aspects of ageing can have a measurable negative impact on your physical health and ability to respond to stress

Early, mid-career women experienced higher stress during pandemic: Study

A recent study conducted by the University of Illinois, Chicago has found that the Covid-19 pandemic affected early and mid-career women academic faculty members in a negative manner

New study finds how plants manage stressful situations

The research was conducted by the University of Seville which was led by Emilio Gutierrez from the Department of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and was published in the ‘The EMBO Journal’

How to re-evaluate the perception of stress

University of Rochester psychologists have found that college students who reinterpret their stress response as performance-enhancing are less anxious and generally healthier

Too much free time can be bad as too little: Study

As an individual's free time increases, so does that person's sense of well-being but only up to a point

Ways to mentally support children and adolescents in pandemic

The pandemic-related stressors, are likely to increase the risk for depression, anxiety and behavioural problems in children and adolescent

Motivation depends on how brain processes fatigue

Researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Oxford have found that the willingness to work is not static, and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms of fatigue

Yoga during lunch breaks to keep stress in-check

Yoga can help you manage stress, and the best part is it does not take a lot of time. You do not have to spend hours on the mat or invest years in learning complicated postures

Blaming pandemic for stress leaves couples happier

A new study has found that when couples blamed the Cocid-19 pandemic for their stress, they were happier in their relationships