News tagged with stress and immunity

Stress during pregnancy may increase offspring's risk of asthma

Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. The researchers investigated differences in immune function ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Good stress response enhances recovery from surgery, study shows

The right kind of stress response in the operating room could lead to quicker recovery for patients after knee surgery, according to a new study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. The results could ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stop and smell the flowers -- the scent really can soothe stress

Feeling stressed? Then try savoring the scent of lemon, mango, lavender, or other fragrant plants. Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific evidence that inhaling certain fragrances alter gene ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Early childhood stress has lingering effects on health

Stressful experiences in early childhood can have long-lasting impacts on kids' health that persist well beyond the resolution of the situation.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0