Stress Archives

Familial Brains

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.

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.