Tag: stress

Study suggests staying in organization out of obligation or lack of alternatives increases burnout risk

From the Concordia University press release: Love it or leave it — if only it were that simple. According to new research from Concordia University, the Université de Montréal and… Read more »

Study suggests that dogs can help reduce workplace stress, increase job satisfaction

From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release via EurekAlert!: Man’s best friend may make a positive difference in the workplace by reducing stress and making the job more satisfying for… Read more »

Study looks at new treatment for post-traumatic stress-derived borderline personality disorder

From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics introduces a new treatment for borderline personality disorder… Read more »

Study links greater traumatic stress with elevated inflammation in heart patients

From the UC San Francisco press release: Greater lifetime exposure to the stress of traumatic events was linked to higher levels of inflammation in a study of almost 1,000 patients… Read more »

Study suggests chronic stress spawns protein aggregates linked to Alzheimer’s

From the UC San Diego press release by Scott LaFee: Repeated stress triggers the production and accumulation of insoluble tau protein aggregates inside the brain cells of mice, say researchers… Read more »

Study suggests genetic risk and stressful early infancy join to increase schizophrenia risk

From the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine press release: Working with genetically engineered mice and the genomes of thousands of people with schizophrenia, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they now… Read more »