Fear of date rejection causes stress in heavy women
A mere anticipation of rejection for a date can lead to lower self-esteem among the heavier people, especially women, and increase their stress levels, warns a new study.
Mar 22, 2016, 19:32 PM IST
Stress during pregnancy linked to low birth weight of babies
The findings revealed that the mother's stress physiology before she even conceives is also important. It suggests that a woman's health and life circumstances before her pregnancy, especially chronic stress, matter greatly.
Mar 20, 2016, 17:45 PM IST
Bromance can help you cope with stress
The University of California, Berkeley study's results lead researchers to believe that male bonding improves health by significantly boosting an individual's ability to cope with stress.
Mar 04, 2016, 10:09 AM IST
How you react to stress decides your overall health
According to the researchers, the more negatively an individual reacts to a situation the more he/she may be at risk of developing heart disease.
Eye twitching: What is it, causes, tips to help calm your eyelid!
An eye twitching is a repetitive, involuntary blinking or spasm of the eyelid muscles, usually the upper lid.
Feb 20, 2016, 10:19 AM IST
Meditation can help veterans manage chronic pain
A major challenge for health care providers is how to help the veterans alleviate chronic pain that will last a lifetime. A new study suggests that practice of meditation may help veterans to relieve themselves from chronic pain.
Feb 07, 2016, 14:29 PM IST
How rats respond to fear can fix stress disorder in humans
Female rats often respond to fear by "darting" where they start running around like crazy when they sense threat, new research has found, suggesting that the findings could lead to better treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in humans.
Jan 31, 2016, 15:33 PM IST
Anxiety and stress may lead to dementia
Chronic stress is a pathological state that is caused by prolonged activation of the normal acute physiological stress response, which can wreak havoc on immune, metabolic and cardiovascular systems, and leads to degeneration of the brain's hippocampus
Jan 22, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Top six ways to reduce stress at work!
Here are some ways on how to reduce stress at work.
Jan 21, 2016, 10:51 AM IST
Space gardening can help astronauts reduce stress!
You must have seen the picture of the solitary orange zinnia that astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted last week. Such activities like growing plants in space can help astronauts reduce stress, suggests NASA's Behavioural Health and Performance team.
Jan 20, 2016, 19:22 PM IST
Sleep problems stress teenagers more
In stress tests, the researchers found that cortisol levels that indicate increased stress response are higher in adolescents with sleep problems.
Jan 18, 2016, 16:08 PM IST
Low resistance to stress in men can increase risk of type 2 diabetes
The new study has found that the low resistance to stress in men at age 18 years may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood by up to 50 percent.
Jan 14, 2016, 16:41 PM IST
Five easy ways to overcome stress!
Check out some easy ways to overcome stress.
Jan 14, 2016, 16:09 PM IST
Anti-depressants during pregnancy can increase birth defects risk
Using a medication prescribed to treat conditions including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder during the first trimester of pregnancy may increase newborns' risk of heart defects, says a study.
Jan 06, 2016, 23:46 PM IST
Stressed out? Turn off emails and avoid stress!
Stress and Gen Y are just so made for each other and one of the reasons for the same is the constant email updates.
Jan 04, 2016, 12:51 PM IST
A hug is all you need: Discover the healing power of touch!
Zee Media Bureau/Ritu Singh
Dec 31, 2015, 15:38 PM IST
Common anaesthetic could treat diet-induced depression
The researchers explored whether diet might influence behaviour of rats fed six times the normal amount of fat.
Dec 22, 2015, 13:22 PM IST
Overeating can cause depression, beware!
Do you know? Chronic overeating and stress are tied to an increased risk of depression and anxiety.
Dec 22, 2015, 09:45 AM IST
Crucial brain chemical made from human stem cells
Serotonin affects emotions, sleep, anxiety, depression, appetite, pulse and breathing. It also plays a role in serious psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.
Dec 16, 2015, 19:01 PM IST
Feeling stressed? Help others with everyday tasks to feel better!
New research shows even doing small thing for others such as holding the door open for someone else can give your mood a boost.
Dec 15, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
