Bone stress injuries are considered overuse injuries that occur when repetitive mechanical loading on the bone causes accumulative microdamage at a rate that outpaces bone remodeling and repair, ...

What parts of the brain are involved in posttraumatic stress disorder? A recent study of Vietnam veterans used a novel and clever strategy to produce some unexpected results. Recent developments in ...

Stress hormones are chemical messengers that play a role in the body’s physiological and behavioral responses to stress. Examples include catecholamines and cortisol. These hormones help initiate the ...

Stress activates your body's "fight-or-flight" response, which causes symptoms like increased heart rate and anxiety. Acute stress is short-term and often solvable, while chronic stress is long-term ...

The human body is complex. Arteries, nerves, systems. When Amy Avila was learning anatomy, she knew she was a visual learner. So the student nurse anesthetist began sketching out what she was learning ...

Measuring stress involves assessing a person’s physiological responses to stressors and, to a lesser extent, understanding the possible triggers for stress. Measuring stress may help a person or their ...

To conquer any kind of stress, one must first understand its process, according to Don Goewey, the author of "Mystic Cool." "Stress is fear, and biologically it takes some form of fear to activate ...