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Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems -- it's people's reactions to the stressors that determine whether they will suffer health consequences, according to new research. 
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While the image of the stressed-out executive or the politician under pressure has been firmly planted in the American mind, research increasingly suggests that it's actually people lower down on the social scale — not those in leadership positions...
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Grinning and bearing it really might work, say scientists, following research that smiling can reduce stress and help the heart.
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Stress really does mess with your mind. A new study has found that chronic stress can create many of the brain changes associated with mood disorders by blocking a gene called neuritin—and that boosting the gene's activity can protect the brain from those disorders. More on STRESS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=stress
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Financial loss can lead to irrational behavior. Now, research by Weizmann Institute scientists reveals that the effects of loss go even deeper: Loss can compromise our early perception and interfere with our grasp of the true situation. The findings, which recently appeared in the Journal of Neuroscience, may also have implications for our understanding of the neurological mechanisms underlying post-traumatic stress disorder.
Cindy Tam's comment,
June 13, 2012 2:54 PM
Funny, you see this behavior sometimes while playing poker. http://www.ehow.com/about_4673664_does-full-tilt-mean-poker.html
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Rather than succumbing to the primitive “fight or flight” instinct, men actually become more sociable and cooperative when under stress, according to new psychological study.
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The stress of filing taxes may slightly boost the number of fatal car crashes in the United States, a new study suggests.
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As any high school senior staring down the SAT knows, when the stakes are high, some test-takers choke. A new study finds that activity in distinct parts of the brain can predict whether a person will remain cool or crumble under pressure. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=neuroscience
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"You have created the stress-inducing boss," says Buddhist teacher Kadam Morten.
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The presence of parks and woodland in economically deprived areas may help people cope better with job losses, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue...
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Stress can make you fat – and being obese can create stress. A new hypothesis seeks to explain how.
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Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London have, for the first time, identified the facial expression of anxiety.
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What scientists have to say about the demands of parenthood—and some advice based on research to make it a little easier to get through.
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Scientists are testing the idea that the stress of modern city life is a breeding ground for psychosis.
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A study published in Translational Psychiatry has found that stress literally changes your genes.
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Men under psychological stress prefer heavier, fuller-figured women over thinner women, a new study has revealed.
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This fascinating nugget from Crews et a. (open access) adds to accumulating evidence on the importance of experience induced modification of our genomes that can be passed between generations. (The experiments are on mice, because obviously you don't do this kind of study directly on humans.)
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Find out if chiropractic helps relieve stress in this video from Howcast. Subscribe the Howcast Health Channel: http://howc.st/HOE3aY The Howcast Health Ch...
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Being cut off from work email significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus far better, according to a new study by UC Irvine and U.S. Army researchers.
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The ranking of a monkey within her social environment and the stress accompanying that status dramatically alters the expression of nearly 1,000 genes, a new scientific study reports.
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Want something else to worry about? Worry about worrying too much. The evidence is building that chronically elevated stress shrinks your brain!
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Trying to make a big decision while you’re also preparing for a scary presentation? You might want to hold off on that. Feeling stressed changes how people weigh risk and reward. A new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reviews how, under stress, people pay more attention to the upside of a possible outcome.
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When we learn that we have lots of control over our internal processes, stress can be markedly reduced. We can choose another thought in any given moment or choose not to hold on to and ruminate over our negative thoughts. The best way I have found to do this is through a regular mindfulness practice
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The study found that stress was associated with the personal use of smart phones but not with work. In particular, a relationship was found between stress and the amount of times the phone was checked, with the most stressed amongst us experiencing ‘phantom’ vibrations when in fact there have been no alerts.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning that a harsh early environment can lay the groundwork for lifelong achievement gaps, health problems and poverty. Via Deborah McNelis, M.Ed
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