Stories by Tarani Chandola

Tarani Chandola is a chair professor of medical sociology at the University of Hong Kong. He investigates the social determinants of health, particularly the ways stressful living and working conditions can influence health in later life.

Illustration of a stressed person holding their head while sitting in front of a laptop on a desk with papers, a to-do list, calendar, notification icons, and a squiggle representing stress or anxiety floating around their head

PsychologySeptember 15, 2025

Mondays Really Are More Stressful on the Brain and Body

The start of the workweek can be a biologically measurable stressor, with consequences for long-term health that can stretch into retirement

Tarani Chandola, Benjamin Becker