How Stress Messes With Your Gut
Inflammatory bowel disease flare-ups can be traced to mental stress.....»»
Imaging spectroscopy can predict water stress in wild blueberry fields, says study
Imaging spectroscopy can help predict water stress in wild blueberry barrens, according to a University of Maine-led study......»»
Keep your friends close, cortisol levels low for life
An interdisciplinary team has determined that older adult women converse more effectively with strangers than their younger counterparts; additionally, communicating with female friends decreases stress hormone levels for women across the lifespan......»»
How plants become good neighbors in times of stress
Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady......»»
Studies reveal key process needed for cells to recover from stress
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists are studying the processes that enable cells to respond and adapt to environmental stress, many of which are also associated with neurodegenerative diseases. In complementary papers in Science, researc.....»»
Curious interlocked molecules show dual response
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology design polymers infused with a stress-sensitive molecular unit that respond to external forces by switching on their fluorescence. The researchers demonstrate the fluorescence to be dependent on the magnitu.....»»
Here’s all the data on myocarditis cases linked to COVID-19 vaccines
Experts stress the need for everyone to get vaccinated as the Delta variant spreads. Enlarge / MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 2021/05/17: A nurse gives a 16-year-old a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic a (credit: Getty | Paul Hennessy) Scientists.....»»
It"s Not You, It"s COVID: Couples Who Blamed Pandemic for Tensions Stayed Happier
Pinning stress on the coronavirus helped couples cope and remain resilient -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Gray Hair Can Return to Its Original Color--and Stress Is Involved, of Course
The universal marker of aging is not always a one-way process -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
5 simple tricks to make your email routine more productive and less of a burden
Email isn't supposed to be a time-sucking, attention-stealing, always-on stress inducer. Here's how to take back control and make your inbox a productivity tool.....»»
Stress Turns Hair Gray, But It"s Reversible, Study Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Scientific American: Few harbingers of old age are clearer than the sight of gray hair. As we grow older, black, brown, blonde or red strands lose their youthful hue. Although this may seem like a permanent ch.....»»
Bumble Closes To Give "Burnt-Out" Staff a Week"s Break
Bumble, the dating app where women are in charge of making the first move, has temporarily closed all of its offices this week to combat workplace stress. Its 700 staff worldwide have been told to switch off and focus on themselves. From a report: On.....»»
What it"s really like to be an Amazon warehouse worker during Prime Day
For much of the past 16 months, Amazon's warehouse workers have faced grueling pressure to keep up with the demand from households for online goods during the pandemic. Now, workers must endure the stress of meeting a spike in orders from Amazon's su.....»»
Wild chimpanzee orphans recover from the stress of losing their mother
The death of a mother is a traumatic event for immature offspring in species in which mothers provide prolonged maternal care, such as in long-lived mammals, including humans. Orphan mammals die earlier and have less offspring compared with non-orpha.....»»
Receptor location in heart plays a key role in their function
In the heart there are two different subtypes of beta-adrenergic receptors—beta1 and beta2—which are activated by the stress hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline. They both trigger the strongest stimulation of the heart rate and pumping capacity.....»»
Job-related stress threatens the teacher supply: RAND survey
Nearly one in four teachers may leave their job by the end of the current (2020-'21) school year, compared with one in six who were likely to leave prior to the pandemic, according to a new RAND Corporation survey. Teachers who identified as Black or.....»»
Introducing play to higher education reduces stress and forms deeper connection material
A new study found higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the traditional lecture-based method. The study was conducted by University of Colorado Denver counseling researcher Li.....»»
A link between childhood stress and early molars
Research shows that children from lower-income backgrounds and those who go through greater adverse childhood experiences get their first permanent molars sooner. The findings align with a broader pattern of accelerated development often seen under c.....»»
How to beat the heat: Memory mechanism allows plants to adapt to heat stress
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen," as the old saying goes. But for organisms that can't leave the proverbial kitchen when things get too hot, there's another way: researchers from Japan have discovered that plants can gain heat to.....»»
MLB "FEVER" -- improved elbow MRI view for Major League Baseball pitchers
According to a pilot study, the flexed elbow valgus external rotation (FEVER) view can improve MRI evaluation of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in Major League Baseball pitchers. The increased joint space width confirms elbow valgus stress with.....»»
Researchers discover how cells can survive in high salt concentrations
Researchers have identified a chloride channel involved in cell volume recovery under osmotic stress......»»