Like All Animals, We Need Stress. Just Not Too Much
A racing mind and a pounding heart aren't all bad — the stress response can help humans and other animals deal with the unexpected. So what makes a vital system, which evolved to help us, turn toxic?
View ArticleBingeing On Bad News Can Fuel Daily Stress
Simply watching, reading or listening to steady news coverage of a traumatic event can be as stressful as experiencing the event in person, research suggests.
View ArticleThis Is Your Stressed-Out Brain On Scarcity
When we don't have enough of something — love, time or money — we spend extraordinary effort worrying about how to get by, research shows. The stress of poverty changes the way people think.
View ArticleBest To Not Sweat The Small Stuff, Because It Could Kill You
Chronic stress can lead to heart disease, cancer and other health problems. A study shows it doesn't matter if the stress comes from major life events or minor hassles. Time to take a deep breath?
View ArticleWellness Programs Add Financial Advice To Improve Employee Health
Using counseling about personal finances to reduce the stress and strain workers feel can shave a company's health costs and cut absenteeism, research suggests.
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Like All Animals, We Need Stress. Just Not Too Much
A racing mind and a pounding heart aren't all bad — the stress response can help humans and other animals deal with the unexpected. So what makes a vital system, which evolved to help us, turn...
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Bingeing On Bad News Can Fuel Daily Stress
Simply watching, reading or listening to steady news coverage of a traumatic event can be as stressful as experiencing the event in person, research suggests.(Image credit: Katherine Streeter for NPR)
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This Is Your Stressed-Out Brain On Scarcity
When we don't have enough of something — love, time or money — we spend extraordinary effort worrying about how to get by, research shows. The stress of poverty changes the way people think.(Image...
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Best To Not Sweat The Small Stuff, Because It Could Kill You
Chronic stress can lead to heart disease, cancer and other health problems. A study shows it doesn't matter if the stress comes from major life events or minor hassles. Time to take a deep...
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Wellness Programs Add Financial Advice To Improve Employee Health
Using counseling about personal finances to reduce the stress and strain workers feel can shave a company's health costs and cut absenteeism, research suggests.(Image credit: Laughing Stock/Corbis)
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Your ZIP Code Might Be As Important To Health As Your Genetic Code
Health care forms increasingly ask about more than just medical history. That's because doctors are beginning to understand that patients' stress, and how and where they live, influence health,...
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Need A Happiness Boost? Spend Your Money To Buy Time, Not More Stuff
A recent study suggests that when people spend their extra cash to get help with time-consuming chores, they're likelier to feel better than if they use the money to buy more things.(Image credit:...
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Scientists Push To House More Lab Monkeys In Pairs
Enhancing a research monkey's life by housing it with a pal often doesn't hurt the study, says a researcher who's done it. In her own experience, she says, "it actually helped to improve the...
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How Racism May Cause Black Mothers To Suffer The Death Of Their Infants
African-American women are more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than women of any other race. Scientists think that stress from racism makes their bodies and babies more...
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Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.
The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that has happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise.(Image credit:...
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'Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics' Offers Practical Advice For Stressed-Out...
Trying to reduce anxiety and stress in 2018? If the idea of meditation makes you want to toss your coffee cup across the room, ABC News anchor Dan Harris offers some advice in his new book.(Image...
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Forum: How Discrimination Damages Health In LGBTQ Communities
How do LGBTQ adults experience discrimination and how does it impact their health? Join us for a discussion with experts in a webcast from Harvard's Chan School of Public Health at noon ET...
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Vacation Days Piling Up? Here's How To Get The Most Out Of A Short Vacation
Americans forfeited about 200 million days of paid vacation leave last year. And many U.S. workers now take shorter, partial-week vacations. But even a mini-break can be good for your health.(Image...
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School Shooters: What's Their Path To Violence?
Psychologists and the FBI say they are getting a better understanding of the mix of factors that lead some kids to open fire on a classroom. The shooting can be an act of desperation fueled by...
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High Stress Drives Up Your Risk Of A Heart Attack. Here's How To Chill Out
A study of siblings finds those who have a stress-related disorder have a 60 percent higher risk of heart attack or other cardiovascular event, compared to their less-stressed brothers and...
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