Stress

New research finds that exposure to the natural world lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease by reducing stress.

Learning how to stay focused in the present has beneficial long-term results.

The latest entry in a series of interviews about subculture in America.

Research confirms that losing a pet dog is a stressful life event.

Serious crimes are more likely to occur in neighborhoods downwind of air pollution, according to a new study.

Researchers report men who feel stress over their perceived failure to live up to gender norms are at heightened risk of committing violent acts.

The incredible power of multi-role supermoms.

If the unwelcome death of her uncle taught Emily Mullin anything it's that our lives are transient and largely out of our control.

Experiencing discrimination has been shown to have both acute and long-term effects on the body.

Those sweets have a uniquely calming effect on stress, according to new research.

A Minnesota experiment in which live musicians perform for waiting patients gets high marks from the staff.

New research says that may have been the fate of some of the 19th century’s greatest composers.

Girls with depressed mothers are much more likely to develop depression themselves—but there might be a solution.

A new study shows a brief burst of exercise makes a difference, even for stressed-out chocoholics.

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to print and digital magazine subscribers.

A look at how marriage, co-habitation, domestic violence, and birth rates were influenced by the economic struggles of the 2000s.

What happens to children and teenagers exposed to violence in their own neighborhoods.

Just 12 minutes of aerobic exercise can boost low-income college students’ academic performance. The effect is large enough to close the achievement gap.

New research finds acceptance of moment-to-moment thoughts and feelings can greatly reduce the impact of stress on your health.

New research finds yet another benefit of viewing images of the natural world.

For some, the sense that they are not sufficiently masculine leads to stress, and ultimately to striking out at the women closest to them.

Marines who took an eight-week course in the basics of mindfulness recovered from stress faster following an intense training session that replicated battlefield conditions.

"Gamifying" stress therapy might make treatment a lot more fun.

New research from Vienna finds a big gender gap in how we respond to stressful situations.