FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 6, 2021·3 min readFeeling Younger Buffers Older Adults From Stress, Protects Against Health DeclineOlder people who feel or act younger than their biological age tend to have better cognitive function, lower stress, and less inflammation than their peers who feel their age.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 30, 2021·3 min readMindfulness Programs Can Boost Children’s Mental HealthMindfulness training can help increase optimism, enhance positive mood, and negate some of the effects of stress by improving mental health in school-aged children.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 29, 2021·4 min readHow a Difficult Childhood Makes It More Likely You’ll Have Mental and Physical Health Problems as an AdultResearchers explore the link between childhood trauma and the increased risk of developing mental and physical health problems as adults.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 28, 2021·6 min readStress Slows the Immune Response in Sick MiceNoradrenaline impairs immune response by inhibiting the movement of leukocytes to different tissue.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 26, 2021·5 min readHow Exercise and the Simple Act of Moving Your Body Can Improve Mental HealthWhether you enjoy a rigorous workout or prefer a spot of light yoga, researchers say exercise can have a positive impact on your mental health.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 15, 2021·3 min readNew Measure to Predict Stress ResilienceIncreased sensitivity in the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in the brain drives the development of anxiety in depression. The findings shed new light on the neurobiological mechanisms behind stress resilience.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 12, 2021·4 min readPeople Want to Improve Mental Health by Exercising, but Stress and Anxiety Get In the WayResearchers say the COVID pandemic has created a paradox where mental health has both motivated and generated a barrier to people wanting to improve their physical health via exercise. The study found stress and anxiety are preventing many of those who want to exercise from embarking on physical activity.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 12, 2021·8 min readStress Does Not Lead to Loss of Self-Control in Eating DisordersContrary to popular belief, people with eating disorders like bulimia nervosa do not lose control and binge eat in response to stressful events.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 11, 2021·2 min readThe Stressors of Stress on Your Body and BehaviorResearchers explore some of the unexpected physical manifestations of stress, and how people can better manage stress on a daily basis.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·April 7, 2021·4 min readReversing a Genetic Cause of Poor Stress Responses in MiceStudy reveals the role the mouse gene Ophn1 plays in helpless behaviors and identified three methods in which to reverse the effect.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 6, 2021·5 min readMaternal Stress at Conception Linked to Higher Chance of Female FetusStudy reveals women who gave birth to girls had higher levels of cortisol in hair samples in the weeks before and at the point of conception.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 30, 2021·4 min readPandemic Stress and Boredom Linked to Increase Cigarette UseStress, boredom, and more free time may account for the rise in cigarette consumption in smokers during the COVID pandemic.Read More
