The Strongest Predictor for Low Stress
Research from wild baboons provides insight into perhaps the best way to combat daily, psychological stress. During this holiday season it might bring some comfort. Christie Nicholson reports
Challenging Cancer: A Stressful Lifestyle Reduces Tumor Growth in Mice
Mice raised in a challenging environment had more robust immune responses and hormonal changes, factors that may help protect against cancer
Panic Attacks as a Problem of pH
Study casts new light on the brain mechanisms behind recurrent bouts of intense anxiety
Lithium-Air Batteries Could Rescue Electric Car Drivers from "Range Anxiety"
New batteries might help lure the American masses to the electric car
Under Threat, Women Bond, Men Withdraw
A new study suggests that stress boosts women's awareness of facial expressions and emotions—but has an antisocial influence in men
Does Stress Feed Cancer?
A new study shows stress hormones make it easier for malignant tumors to grow and spread
How to Erase Fear--in Humans
To get rid of a bad memory you may need to relive it first
In Teen Music Choices, Anxiety Rules
Teens' brains reveal discomfort when taste fails to conform
Brain Scan Offers First Biological Test in Diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Researchers use a brain-scanning technique to find differences in the neural connections of PTSD patients that could help researchers understand and treat the disorder
The Pregnant Brain as a Revving Race Car
Mothers-to-be get better at recognizing emotions
Just a Phase: Enceladus's Mysterious Behavior May Be Transient
A new model for the inner workings of the Saturnian moon proposes that it only acts out every billion years or so, and we just happen to be around to see it
How Do Stress Fractures Develop?
When athletes put great stress on their bodies, the damage to bones may be too much for the body to repair, potentially ending a player's season or even career