Stress

Stress cognitive function

Too much stress can impair memory and cognitive function; here's how to better manage it

Working from home and missing your old commute? There are psychological reasons for that

Commute Remote Work

To reduce stress levels in the new year, try sleeping more, adopting a hobby and other strategies

Stress Management Strategies

To reduce holiday stress, set realistic expectations, plan ahead and laugh often

Holiday Stress

Marital stress may slow your recovery from a heart attack, study finds

Marital distress and heart attack recovery

Stop nightmares and get a better night's sleep with these strategies

Nightmare prevention

Bird songs are more than pleasant chirping – the sound boosts mental well-being, scientists say

Birds mental health

Toxic workplaces can adversely impact employees' health, U.S. Surgeon General warns

Many Americans struggle with stress eating, but there are ways to overcome it

Stress eating

A sense of purpose can be hard to find, but it's linked to many health benefits

Sense of purpose

Stress can affect biological aging – but there are ways to help slow it down

Stress and immune system

Young people who drink alone are more likely to develop alcoholism later in life, study shows

Drinking alone

A negative outlook on life may be affecting your health – being optimistic could help

optimism

Struggling with FOMO? Muting your smartphone may make it worse

FOMO smartphone addiction

Feeling anxious about returning to the office? There are ways to smooth the transition

Back to office anxiety

Therapy on the go: Mildly depressed or simply stressed, people are tapping apps for mental health care

Cell phone

Chronic stress can often lead to burnout, but there are effective ways to manage it

Burnout and your health

Parents play an important role in teaching children how to manage anxiety

Child experiencing anxiety

Exercise particularly boosts heart health of people with anxiety or depression, study finds

Exercise Heart Health

Americans are stressed about inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, survey finds

Stress Survey APA

Why does experiencing 'flow' feel so good? A communication scientist explains

Feel Flow Snowboarding

Persistent anxiety as a child may lead to psychosis as a young adult, new research shows

Childhood Anxiety Treatment

Gratitude provides a pathway to better health and well-being

Grandfather Grandson Gratitude

Stress a greater trigger for excessive drinking in women than men, healthy routines can help

Excessive drinking in women

Go ahead, enjoy your memes – they really do help ease pandemic stress

COVID-19 Memes Stress

PHL brings therapy dogs to the airport to ease and entertain travelers

Wagging Tails Brigade

The neuroscience behind why your brain may need time to adjust to ‘un-social distancing’

Reducing stress may reverse graying hair — at least temporarily

Prevent gray hair

Thomas Jefferson University projects to be conducted as part of first private mission to International Space Station

Jefferson Space Mission

Treating eczema requires a more holistic approach, experts say

treating eczema

Exhausted by too many Zoom meetings? Here's how to relieve the fatigue

Zoom fatigue

Escapist TV can relieve stress, but it can easily become problematic

Escapist TV and Mental Health

Don't let your relationship become a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Healthy Relationships Advice

New device may offer a more effective way to measure stress hormones

New earwax sampling device by Trears

Inflammatory bowel disease genetically tied to stress, depression, CHOP finds

Link between IBD and depression

Lesbian, gay and bisexual people may be more prone to migraines

LGB migraine risk

For colleges, online mental health services are a 'silver lining' of COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 Mental Health Services

Millennial caretakers at greater risk of stress-related conditions, study finds

BCBS caregiving report

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