Summer's over, the holidays feel like a distant memory and suddenly the world is back at full speed. And that back-to-it energy can leave many of us feeling stretched thin. Stress, in small doses, can ...

What are you feeling today? Chances are, it is normal. At this very moment, your body is doing what it is designed to do: protect you. Thank you, Body. Fear: Stress Response From Immediate Danger Your ...

Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...

Memory problems affect virtually everyone at some point in their daily lives, yet people often feel embarrassed or worried when they experience these perfectly normal cognitive hiccups. The human ...

Did you know a patient can have significant heart disease despite a normal stress test? Comedian Brad Upton recently posted on Facebook that he suffered a "significant" heart attack on Memorial Day ...

A researcher slips stickers under some colored cups on a lazy Susan, then gives the tray a whirl. When the spinning stops, a preschooler must find the hidden stickers. Most children remember where the ...

Madison Hoffman ’22 is majoring in sociology with minors in public health and philosophy at Santa Clara University and is a 2021-22 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

Stress and anxiety are a normal part of modern life, but the way each person responds to it—and how it affects them—is highly ...