Headaches, insomnia, nausea, restlessness — high levels of stress can take a toll on the body. But what if the consequences of stress affect more than just your own health? A new study in the Purdue ...

Stress is inevitable. We are bound to encounter various stressors in our lives. This is simply the nature of being human and of living complex, multifaceted lives. We often view stress as affecting ...

Not all stress is created equal. Positive stress, or eustress, can be exciting and motivating. If you're looking forward to a big event or challenge at work, eustress can build anticipation and ...

Like many college students, Sarah Nadzan, a junior telecommunications major at Youngstown State University, has a complicated relationship with stress. On one hand, she says she relies on it for ...

We’re probably all pretty familiar with stress. In the short term, stress can actually be helpful and may even help you survive in the face of danger. For instance, if you see a large dog running ...

Stress activates your body's "fight-or-flight" response, which causes symptoms like increased heart rate and anxiety. Acute stress is short-term and often solvable, while chronic stress is long-term ...

Chronic stress can show on your face in two ways. First, the hormones that your body releases when you feel stress can lead to physiological changes that negatively impact your skin. Second, feeling ...

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