Fear of job loss is a top life stressor, impacting sleep quality, decision-making, and long-term illness. Social support, ...

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In this excerpt from KCUR's podcast "Seeking A Scientist," host Kate the Chemist set out to understand the science behind everyday stress and some helpful ways to cope.

The interaction between homeostasis-disturbing stressors and stressor-activated adaptive responses of the organism can have three potential outcomes. First, the match may be perfect and the ...

Cost of living is the second-most common stressor (35%), followed by paying for college/student loan debt (29%). Additional stress factors include physical health, relationship issues, and academics.

Stressful situations can arise from both internal dynamics and external stressors. Your partner’s stress may start to resonate with you, contributing to a negative cycle of shared tension.

Out-of-whack cortisol levels can seriously affect your daily life. Here are the symptoms and how doctors recommend fixing it.

Persistent alteration of neuronal activity in a specialized thalamic nucleus underlies maladaptive behavioral changes after the exposure to a stressful event.

Evolutionary biologists have long hypothesized that the short-term physiological responses to stress help animals survive in ...