Stress is a natural reaction of the body to challenging situations, but when it drags on, it can turn into a serious health problem. From physical discomfort to emotional disorders, chronic stress can ...

The human stress response, commonly referred to as “fight, flight, or freeze,” evolved as a life-saving adaptation to threats. This biological alarm system floods the body with hormones, increasing ...

Stress, often considered a mental or emotional response, can have surprising and far-reaching effects on the entire body. While it's natural to associate stress with psychological strain, it's ...

April is Stress Awareness Month, a time when health experts highlight how chronic stress can affect the body and recommend options to deal with it. Long-term stress negatively impacts not just a ...

That deadline pressure keeping you up at night. The financial worries that shadow your days. The constant demands from family, work, and life’s endless responsibilities. These ongoing stressors might ...

Stress can temporarily change our biological age, but the process reverses when the stressor is resolved, according to a new study. Stress can come from emotional distress, disease, drug treatment, ...

Researchers have found that intense stress can be felt at the cellular level and is linked to negative physical and mental health effects. It's no secret that the caregivers of spouses with memory ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

The psychological and physical side effects of long-term social isolation are no longer theoretical; they are an emerging public health crisis, according to the U.S. Surgeon General. The core issue ...

MOST days, I am drowning in noise. As a work-from-home mother, I am stuck in the middle of a busy household with two dogs, two teenagers and a husband who works from the next room. It’s a cacophony of ...