Category: Stress

Study suggests past stressful experiences do not create resilience to future trauma

From the Brown University press release: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger — that claim is so universally accepted that it’s a common truism in contexts from everyday conversations… Read more »

Study suggests mindfulness combined with hypnotherapy can help highly stressed people

From the Baylor University press release: A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness with hypnotherapy has shown positive results in a Baylor University pilot study. The intervention is called… Read more »

Study links higher parental stress to low screen-time enforcement

From the University of Guelph press release: When parents are under stress, household rules about screen time often get abandoned, new University of Guelph research finds. A first of its… Read more »

Study suggests expression of certain genes may affect vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder

From the McLean Hospital press release: Results from a new study suggest that whether certain genes are expressed — turned on or off — may play a role in susceptibility… Read more »

Study looks at how we disconnect from the environment during sleep and under anesthesia

From the American Friends of Tel Aviv University press release: During sleep and under anesthesia, we rarely respond to such external stimuli as sounds even though our brains remain highly… Read more »

Study suggests replacing time spent sitting with sleep or light activity may help improve mood

From the Iowa State University press release: Moving more and sitting less was a challenge for many of us, even before states started issuing stay-at-home orders. Despite disruptions to our… Read more »

Study suggests high stress related to coronavirus is the new normal for many parents

From the American Psychological Association press release: Nearly half of parents of children under age 18 say their stress levels related to the coronavirus pandemic are high, with managing their… Read more »