How Stress Messes With Your Gut
Inflammatory bowel disease flare-ups can be traced to mental stress.....»»
Awakening "ghosts" in patients with Parkinson"s, a powerful diagnostic tool
Scientists are developing a completely new 'brain stress test' for evaluating the mental status of patients with Parkinson's disease, the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It involves awakening the 'ghosts' hidden in specific.....»»
Researchers identify a psychedelic-like drug without the hallucinogenic side effects
Psychedelic drugs have shown promise for treating neuropsychiatric disorders like depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, due to their hallucinatory side effects, some researchers are trying to identify drugs that could offer the benef.....»»
Building an AI That Feels
AI systems with emotional intelligence could learn faster and be more helpful Illustration: Eddie Guy In the past year, have you found yourself under stress? Have you ever wished for help coping? Imagine if, throughout.....»»
Light, in addition to ocean temperature, plays role in coral bleaching
A study by University of Guam researchers has found that shade can mitigate the effects of heat stress on corals. The study, which was funded by the university's National Science Foundation EPSCoR grant, was published in February in the peer-reviewed.....»»
Researchers identify a psychedelic-like drug without the hallucinogenic side effects
Psychedelic drugs have shown promise for treating neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, due to their hallucinatory side effects, some researchers are trying to identify drugs that could offer the be.....»»
Researchers deepen understanding of cellular stress responses
Chronic stress caused by changing temperatures, Alzheimer's disease or other diseases and forces is an unavoidable part of life. At the cellular level, the "first responders" to stress are known as molecular chaperones. Yet just as a major health cri.....»»
Stress test finds cracks in the resistance of harmful hospital bugs
Research has identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces in hospitals and kitchens......»»
New AI tool calculates materials" stress and strain based on photos
Isaac Newton may have met his match......»»
Lifelong burden of high stress hormones in female baboons shortens life expectancy
Female baboons may not have bills to pay or deadlines to meet, but their lives are extremely challenging. They face food and water scarcity and must be constantly attuned to predators, illnesses and parasites, all while raising infants and maintainin.....»»
Racial, ethnic diversity in schools influence mental health
A Texas A&M researcher is discovering the demographic characteristics that can produce or lessen stress for racial and ethnic minority students in school settings......»»
The Fitbit Luxe helps you manage your stress levels — and look good doing so
The Fitbit Luxe is the latest health and wellness tracker from Fitbit designed with style, comfort, and utility in mind......»»
Study uses plankton genomes as global biosensors of ocean ecosystem stress
By analyzing gains and losses in the genes of phytoplankton samples collected in all major ocean regions, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have created the most nuanced and high-resolution map yet to show where these photosynthetic.....»»
Objective analysis of stress in the classroom
Is it the difficulty of a task that determines whether or not students are stressed when working on it? Dr. Nina Minkley, a biologist working in biology didactics at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), set out to find out the answers in an interdisciplin.....»»
Airborne laser scanning of gaps in Amazon rainforest helps explain tree mortality
A group of researchers led by Brazilians has used an innovative model to map gaps in the Amazon rainforest and identify factors that contribute to tree mortality. Water stress, soil fertility, and anthropic forest degradation have the most influence.....»»
Adjusting interactions help some of California"s wild bee populations survive
Across California's Central Valley, under stress from large-scale agriculture and climate change, native bee species that are flexible in their pollination behavior when around other wild bee populations appear best suited for survival in shrinking h.....»»
Global warming causes uneven changes in heat stress indicators
As the planet warms under the effects of human-caused climate change, prolonged periods of high temperatures are projected to become a significant public health challenge. The elderly are often more susceptible than others to the effects of temperatu.....»»
When parole, probation officers choose empathy, returns to jail decline
Heavy caseloads, job stress and biases can strain relations between parole and probation officers and their clients, upping offenders' likelihood of landing back behind bars......»»
Study shows survival mechanism for cells under stress
New research reveals how cancer cells endure stress and survive. Publishing in Molecular Cell, an international research team identified mechanisms that human and mouse cells use to survive heat shock and resume their original function—and even pas.....»»
"Animal-stress" signal improves plant drought resilience
A team of Australian and German researchers has discovered a novel pathway that plants can use to save water and improve their drought tolerance......»»
The persistent danger after landscape fires
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause oxidative stress at the cellular level. Research shows that this way, amongst others, they inhibit the germination capacity of plants, produce cytotoxins or exert toxic effects on aquatic invertebrates. Environment.....»»