While stress doesn't directly cause heart attacks, it can cause symptoms, such as high blood pressure, that lead to heart disease, indirectly increasing the risk of a heart attack. When you're ...

Therapy may be a successful strategy to help you cope with stress. Types of therapies for stress and other conditions include cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, psychodynamic therapy ...

Stress is a normal reaction. Many times, you can’t avoid it. But you can often lower your stress levels just by taking better care of your body and mind. Want to relax, relieve stress and improve your ...

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body's vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat food. New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink ...

I got a blood test to figure out my cortisol levels and learned a lot about stress in the process. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at ...

Stress makes mice form big bundles of neurons in the brain that disrupt memory formation, making them fearful of harmless situations 1 — which might help to explain why stressed people often ...

Scientists exploring the trade-off have discovered unique genetic features that show how human brain cells handle the stress of keeping a big brain working. The work could inspire new lines of ...