Stress

What Happens in Vagus The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve and it carries the most bi-directional information between the brain and the body of any other nerve. It initiates in the core of [...]

If you are worried about your stress levels, it might be time to look for a low-stress job. A new study from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China links high-stress jobs to a higher [...]

Learning how to relax effectively can save you trips to the doctor, finds a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Institute for Technology Assessment and the Benson-Henry [...]

In the United States, taking an afternoon nap is typically a habit reserved for children. However, a new study finds that napping in the middle of the day has positive health outcomes for adults. [...]

Around two-thirds of people in developed nations do not get enough sleep. Insufficient sleep can lead to a number of issues including, finds a new study from University of California, Berkeley, a [...]

Many people listen to music to relax and numerous studies have demonstrated that listening to music has benefits. New research from the Royal College of Music’s Centre for Performance Science [...]

Stress can often lead to poor health, but the way you react to stress can change that. A study from Penn State University finds that responding positively to everyday stressors can limit the risk [...]

How can people in cities reduce stress? A new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s (Penn) Perelman School of Medicine finds that people who walk near newly ‘greened’ community areas have [...]

If you are not sleeping enough, the time you spend at work may be to blame. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine analyzed a large set of data about how [...]

What do you do to relax? Many people enjoy settling down with some of their favorite tunes. It turns out that some types of music are better than others for relaxation. A variety of studies [...]