Chronic stress affects the immune system and the brain. Researchers now show that a particular enzyme found in cells of the immune system enters the brain under stress. In mice, it causes them to ...

There’s a very strong relationship between stress and our physical body. Muscle tension, for example, is a type of reflex reaction to stress. It’s the body’s way of shielding itself from danger. It ...

Psychologists explain how to stop feeling overwhelmed using science-backed techniques that help lower stress and improve mood ...

Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. The key ...

How does stress affect a child's brain and their ability to learn new concepts? Stress is a natural part of life and we experience it daily. However, we don’t often think about what stress does to our ...

Welcome to Stress on the Brain. In this blog, I'll be writing about stress and its impacts on the way we think, the way we behave, and the way we get sick. When I first meet someone and the ...

Your brain is constantly changing itself. With each passing moment, your billions of neurons change the number and strength of their trillions of connections. Beyond these fascinating changes, our ...

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found a way to distinguish among hand gestures that people are making by examining only data from noninvasive brain imaging, without ...

WASHINGTON — Brain scans could be used to predict how teenagers’ mental health will fare during a stressful time, an analysis that spanned the COVID-19 pandemic suggests. The findings, presented ...