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Simple Test Can Tell If You're Stressed Out

May 28, 2019

University of Cincinnati engineers are developing a home-testing kit that can measure stress hormones in sweat, blood, urine,...

Investigating Cell Stress for Better Health—and Better Beer

February 12, 2019

Researchers have devised a new method to study how single biological cells react to stressful situations

Having Stressed out Ancestors Improves Immune Response to Stress

January 23, 2019

Study results suggest that family history should be considered to predict or understand the health implications of stres...

Chaos in the Body Tunes Up Your Immune System

January 16, 2019

The discovery may prove to be of great significance for avoiding serious diseases such as cancer and diabetes

Double the Stress Slows Down Evolution

December 10, 2018

Bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics more slowly if they also have to defend themselves against predators

Beware of Evening Stress

November 29, 2018

Stressful events in the evening release less of the body’s stress hormones than those that happen in the morning

Chocolate, Tea, or Coffee with Zinc Could Reduce Oxidative Stress

November 2, 2018

Zinc can protect against the superoxide responsible for oxidative stress when taken together with a component found in foodst...

Stress Can Impair Memory, Reduce Brain Size in Middle Age

October 25, 2018

Memory loss and brain shrinkage were found in the study's middle-age participants before the onset of any symptoms

BU: Stress Reduces Fertility in Women

October 2, 2018

In North America, 20 to 25 percent of women and 18 to 21 percent of men of reproductive age report daily psychological st...

Your Office May Be Affecting Your Health

August 21, 2018

Workers in open office seating had less daytime stress and greater daytime activity levels compared to workers in private off...

Expecting a Stressful Day May Lower Cognitive Abilities Throughout the Day

July 4, 2018

There may be some truth to the saying “getting up on the wrong side of the bed,” according to Penn State research...

Is a Stress Shot on the Horizon?

June 7, 2018

Immunization with beneficial bacteria makes the brain more stress resilient, a recent study shows

Monkeys' Brains Synchronize as They Collaborate to Perform a Motor Task

March 30, 2018

Levels of synchronicity in motor cortex are influenced by proximity, social status

Cells Stressed Out? Make Mitochondria Longer

March 14, 2018

A new TSRI study offers a closer look at a stress-response pathway in cells called the Unfolded Protein Response

Social Stress Leads to Changes in Gut Bacteria

March 12, 2018

Exposure to psychological stress in the form of social conflict alters gut bacteria

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