A bad night's sleep comes with a host of consequences, some of which aren't obvious right away. This is especially true when stressful situations — like a year defined by a pandemic — hit. Research ...

Morning anxiety feels like it comes out of nowhere, but psychologists say it usually has a very clear source. Here are the ...

There is no such thing as a stress-free life. The experience of stress is a host of unpleasant sensations that can include pressure, anxiety, tightness, edginess, fear or claustrophobia. It’s ...

Stress and broken sleep do not just leave people groggy, they quietly chip away at the very immune cells that keep infections ...

That subtle flutter of your eyelids might seem like nothing more than a basic bodily function, but it’s actually broadcasting your mental state to everyone around you. Your blinking pattern—how ...

Holiday stress adds up fast. This hour-by-hour guide shows how small shifts throughout the day can make the season feel lighter.

How do those factors change over the course of our lives? A new study aimed to find out. By looking at stress patterns in groups of adult of all ages, they discovered that stress, generally, gets ...

Like so many organisms on the planet, when cells experience mosh-pit-level crowding, they may just become stressed. Yet unlike most other life forms, cells subject to physical stress from crowding by ...

Researchers wanted to learn more about the coronavirus pandemic's impacts on stress levels during pregnancy and infant negative emotions. They analyzed data from expectant mothers who completed four ...