Gut microbiota's influence on circadian rhythms may hold the key to understanding how stress responses vary throughout the day, potentially offering new insights for treating stress-related disorders.

Cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone, follows a daily rhythm crucial for health. However, chronic stress and ...

Daytime Habits to Improve Your Sleep and Reduce Stress Many of us struggle with restless nights, often wondering why sleep ...

Many Americans are getting too little sleep and have too much stress. A new Gallup poll revealed 57% of adults would “feel better if they got more sleep,” while 42% said they get “as much sleep as ...

The stresses of teenage life can lead to sleep habits that are not healthy. Learn how to help your teen get better sleep.

A restful night alternates in cycles between non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep states. The study from UNIL shows that a brain region called the "locus coeruleus" (in ...

Though my cortisol test results stressed me out, I'm glad I know more about how cortisol affects my health. Anna Gragert Senior Editor, Health and Home Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the ...

We may not be the most stressed generation ever but we are certainly the generation that talks the most about how stressed we are. We are constantly bombarded with messages that play on this theme: ...

Smartphones have become indispensable tools for communication, work, banking and entertainment, but research suggests that how people ...

Experts explained that chronic stress triggers the release of cortisol, a hormone that can worsen insulin resistance, one of ...

Long before the alarm sounds, many Americans lose quality rest to the quiet worries that surface after dark—whether about bills, the next paycheck or job stability. New research from Rice University ...