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We know that chronic heightened stress is not optimal for physical health. A new study looks specifically at how it may ...

Research by the University of California, San Francisco concluded that drinking enough water is essential for women's health ...

“Nighttime anxiety is when feelings of worry or fear become more intense as it gets dark or when you're trying to sleep,” ...

Let’s face it-- life can be unpredictable. One moment everything is going smoothly, and the next, you’re faced with a ...

For decades, psychologists and social scientists have been trying to understand what contributes to people's mental health, ...

New research reveals that the timing of stress during pregnancy has gender-specific effects on infants, altering how boys and ...

Understanding emotional eating's psychological roots empowers breaking food-based coping patterns and building healthier ...

Some people need complete silence to fall asleep, while others can’t drift off without the sound of the TV in the background.

RESEARCHERS at Yale University have suggested that while having a higher income is linked to greater life satisfaction, it can also result in higher self-reported levels of stress.In a study, ...

Laughter is a complex human response that can manifest itself in a variety of situations, including those that are uncomfortable or awkward. According to experts in psychology and ...

A team of researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan found new insights on the timing of prenatal stress and its effect on infant stress reactivity and temperament - ...