People with elevated stress levels are more likely to experience a decline in cognitive function, a new study found, affecting their capacity to remember, concentrate and learn new things. Stress is ...

Acute kidney injury - defined as an abrupt decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) - is among the top causes of hospitalization during a heat wave. New research published ahead of print in the ...

Research suggests that our mindsets about stress—the beliefs we hold about whether stress is harmful or potentially helpful—dramatically influence how stress affects us physiologically, cognitively, ...

Stress hormones are chemical messengers that play a role in the body’s physiological and behavioral responses to stress. Examples include catecholamines and cortisol. These hormones help initiate the ...

Your body’s stress response can trigger several physiological changes, which can affect immune function. Why you’re stressed and how long you’re stressed can impact how your immune system responds.