New research suggests the menstrual cycle may influence heart rate, stress levels and nervous system activity, highlighting ...

Feeling constantly overwhelmed, even after the stressor is gone? You might be skipping a crucial step that your body needs to recover. Psychologist Megan Call, PhD, explains the three stages of the ...

The next time you listen to Beethoven’s Ninth or your favorite symphony, try listening to it as an everyday miracle of musical evolution. Picture eons ago, in the Rift Valley perhaps, there was a ...

Gut microbiota's influence on circadian rhythms may hold the key to understanding how stress responses vary throughout the day, potentially offering new insights for treating stress-related disorders.

"Biofeedback helps you make slight changes in your body, such as relaxing muscles, to help relieve pain or reduce tension." ...

Being cut off in traffic, giving a presentation or missing a meal can all trigger a suite of physiological changes that allows the body to react swiftly to stress or starvation. Critical to this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. Job burnout continues to be a major epidemic in this country ...

Co-written by Michael Osso, President & CEO, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and Megan Riehl, PsyD, National Trustee, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan ...