The use of Internet-based stress management programs (ISM) effectively reduce stress for a sustainable period, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published recently in Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Online stress management programs aim to increase [...]
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Prenatal stress in fathers can harm offspring
While it is well documented that the health of expectant mothers can have a corresponding effect on their children, a new University of Lethbridge (U of L) study has found that prenatal stresses fathers face [...]
Negative Emotions in Response to Daily Stress Hurt Long-Term Mental Health
Our emotional responses to the stresses of daily life may predict our long-term mental health, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Psychological scientist Susan Charles of [...]
What monkeys and middle managers have in common
A study by the universities of Manchester and Liverpool observing monkeys has found that those in the middle hierarchy suffer the most social stress. Their work suggests that the source of this stress is social [...]
Stressful life events may increase stillbirth risk
Pregnant women who experienced financial, emotional, or other personal stress in the year before their delivery had an increased chance of having a stillbirth, say researchers who conducted a National Institutes of Health network study. [...]
Anticipating Stressful Events Makes You Old
The ability to anticipate future events allows us to plan and exert control over our lives, but it may also contribute to stress-related increased risk for the diseases of aging, according to a study by [...]
Coping with an abusive boss
Confronting an abusive boss is easier said than done: employees coping with the stress of abusive treatment prefer to avoid direct communication even though it would be the most effective tactic in terms of emotional [...]
Simple spit and blood tests might detect burnout before it happens
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Your blood and the level of a hormone in your spit could reveal if you’re on the point of burnout, according to research undertaken by Dr. Sonia Lupien and Robert-Paul Juster of the Centre for Studies on Human…
Brains need love, too
Mom’s touch and diet — Claire-Dominique Walker, PhD, director, Neuroscience Research Division, Douglas Institute.
The quality and quantity of maternal milk and maternal-infant contact impact the stress response of the adult offspring, acc…
Workers most invested in their jobs have highest stress levels, CAMH study shows
January 25, 2011 (Toronto) — A workplace’s key employees may be at the greatest risk of experiencing high levels of work stress, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
In a survey of 2,737 workers, 18 per …
LSUHSC research shows emotional stress can change brain function
New Orleans, LA — Research conducted by Iaroslav Savtchouk, a graduate student, and S. June Liu, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has shown that a single exposure to acute stress affec…
Bee challenged — toxin-laden nectar poses problems for honeybees
Honeybees can learn to avoid nectar containing natural plant toxins but will eat it when there is no alternative, scientists at Newcastle University have found.
This means that in areas dominated by these so called ‘toxic plants’ — such as almo…
Plants and animals under stress may provide the key to better stock market predictions
Stock markets react to crisis in a similar way to plants and the human body, according to a major new study that may help to predict future financial down-turns.
An extensive analysis of biological and financial data suggests that systems under st…
U of M researchers identify possible key to treating, understanding post-traumatic stress disorder
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL Minn. (October 28, 2010) — University of Minnesota Medical School and Minneapolis Veterans Affair Medical Center researchers have discovered a correlation between increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain and…
A downside to work flexibility? Schedule control and its link to work-family stress
Is there a downside to schedule control at work? According to new research out of the University of Toronto, people who have more schedule control at work tend to report more blurring of the boundaries [...]
Does the impact of psychological trauma cross generations?
Philadelphia, PA, 8 September, 2010 – In groups with high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as the survivors of the Nazi Death Camps, the adjustment problems of their children, the so-called “Second Generation”, have received atten…
‘Legacy of Katrina’ report details impact of stalled recovery on mental health status of children
Five years ago Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans caused the evacuation of 1.5 million Gulf Coast residents. After a year, 500,000 people remained displaced, many residing in highly transitional shelters, including the notorious FEMA t…
Long-term stress appears to damage caregivers’ immune systems
Taking care of chronically ill loved ones over long periods stresses caregivers, as everyone knows, but a new study provides strong new evidence that such continuing stress boosts the risk of age-related diseases by prematurely aging caregivers’ immune systems. Levels of a damaging compound known as a proinflammatory cytokine not only increased considerably faster among those taking care of ailing spouses but also continued to increase faster for years after the spouses died.