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How Stress Gets Under the Skin: Q&A With Neuroscientist Bruce McEwen
TIME: A professor of neuroscience at Rockefeller University, Bruce McEwen investigates how stress affects the mind and brain. What are some common misconceptions about stress?I’ll start with several pet peeves: that all stress is bad Visit Page
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Stress-Busting Smiles
The Wall Street Journal: Smiling could be good for your health. Researchers are finding that wearing a smile brings certain benefits, like slowing down the heart and reducing stress. This may even happen when people Visit Page
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Fear Of Cantaloupes And Crumpets? A ‘Phobia’ Rises From The Web
NPR: Four years ago, my husband revealed one of his more peculiar qualities: He’s freaked out by the sight of sliced cantaloupe. The melon seeds, all clustered together, make his skin itch and his stomach Visit Page
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Feeling anxious? Think again.
Americans’ number one fear is public speaking, hands down. Pollsters have reported time and again that the average person dreads speaking more than disease or even death. These polls merely confirm what our sweaty palms Visit Page
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Troubled Family Life Changes Kids’ Brains
Scientific American: Stress and neglect at home take an obvious toll on kids as they grow up. Many decades of research have documented the psychological consequences in adulthood, including struggles with depression and difficulties maintaining Visit Page
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Are parents happier? Dads may be, but not moms, singles
USA Today: Are parents happier than people without kids? The conventional wisdom would say kids bring parental joy, but in past research, childless people have reported greater well-being. Now, new research in the journal Psychological Visit Page
