For decades, researchers suspected that long-term stress may contribute to cancer. Now a University of Haifa study confirms ...

The Yerkes-Dodson law is a psychological principle that describes the relationship between arousal (not that kind of arousal) ...

Q: My doctor just told me that I’m now considered obese. A week ago, I wasn’t — and I haven’t gained any weight. What’s going ...

Magda Osman receives funding from ESRC, EPSRC, Research England, UKRI Innovate UK, Wellcome Trust, Turing Institute, Food Standards Agency, DFG, British Academy, DSTL, Counterterrorism Policing. Of ...

Psychological science has struggled to define the questionable research practices (QRPs) that can undermine the integrity of scientific findings. Now, an international team of researchers has not only ...

1 Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. 2 Mansik Shakti Foundation, Mumbai, India. 3 Department of Psychology, University of Oxford ...

Stress triggers the release of hormones like cortisol, which can be beneficial in short bursts, but harmful over time. Chronic stress can negatively impact physical health, sometimes triggering ...

This is handy for entrepreneurs to know. If your business or your life is feeling overwhelming you might want to plan a hike or a park picnic next weekend. The problem is, the utility of this insight ...

Centro Centroamericano de Población y Escuela de Estadística, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Background: It is known that the effects of stress on the body harm health and mortality ...

I correctly anticipated motherhood would be a challenge before I had children. But I naively believed my love for my children would overshadow the overwhelm I felt when things got hard. Shortly after ...