News tagged with negative stress

Achieving Fame, Wealth, and Beauty are Psychological Dead Ends, Study Says

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you think having loads of money, fetching looks, or the admiration of many will improve your life — think again. A new study by three University of Rochester researchers demonstrates that progress on these ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 4

Study finds consequences of co-worker rudeness are far-reaching

A co-worker's rudeness can have a great impact on relationships far beyond the workplace, according to a Baylor University study published online in the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Findings suggest that stress create ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Lung doctors expect respiratory diseases will worsen with global climate change

Worldwide increases in the incidences of asthma, allergies, infectious and cardiovascular diseases will result from a variety of impacts of global climate change, including rising temperatures, worsening ozone levels in urban ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Brain Scans Track Hoop Fans' Happy Memories

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers at Duke have found that ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms

In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Police with higher multitasking abilities less likely to shoot unarmed persons

In the midst of life-threatening situations requiring split-second decisions, police officers with a higher ability to multitask are less likely to shoot unarmed persons when feeling threatened during video simulations, a ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Exhausted? Feeling really tired can threaten your health

For many of us, exhaustion is a fact of life. But for the rich and famous, it seems acute weariness can be so debilitating that it requires hospitalization and, in the case of Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Bias towards negativity predicts vulnerability to stress

(PhysOrg.com) -- People who naturally notice negative information over positive information are more susceptible to stress, research has revealed. The findings increase our understanding of what makes people ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Daily stress plummets after age 50

After age 50, daily stress and worry take a dive and happiness increases, according to an analysis of more than 340,000 adults questioned about the emotions they experienced "yesterday."

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Starve a fever, feed a cold, don't be stressed

Whether it's getting a cold during exam time or feeling run-down after a big meeting, we've all experienced feeling sick following a particularly stressful time at work or school. Is this merely coincidence, or is it possible ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Threat to employers and workforce productivity

(PhysOrg.com) -- A survey by King's College London and law firm Speechly Bircham reveals that employers are facing a sustained increase in workplace unrest as austerity measures, longer working hours, stress and a genuine ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Discovering addiction clues could help smokers kick the habit

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever tried to quit smoking, understanding how you got hooked in the first place probably seems irrelevant. But University of Nebraska-Lincoln psychologist Rick Bevins believes those ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0