Many people eat when they’re stressed. But there are certain foods that can actually help reduce stress and help individuals stay healthier by avoiding stress-induced health problems such as hypertension, heart disease, stomach problems and obesity.

Many people eat when they’re stressed. But there are certain foods that can actually help reduce stress and help individuals stay healthier by avoiding stress-induced health problems such as hypertension, heart disease, stomach problems and obesity.

A new study published in the journal Diabetes Care has found that stress raises the risk of memory loss and cognitive decline among older people with diabetes.

A new study has suggested that early life stress may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood.

While most characteristics of type-A personalities – like being aggressive, driven and eager – are linked to increased on-the-job stress, a new study has found that there’s one type-A personality trait that can actually help reduce workplace stress.

Scientists who are curious about the effects of meditation say that it may actually beef up some sections of the brain, according to a study from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). They used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of those who had been meditating for an average of 24 years and found that areas of their brains, like the hippocampus, were larger than participants who did not engage in meditation.

It’s believed that as many as one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress. But a new study suggests that our modern society isn’t all to blame.

Research has shown that heart attacks increase during the winter months, with Christmas and New Year’s being especially deadly. Now a new study finds that emotional stress caused by the holiday season may be to blame.

Healthcare experts recommend exercise as a way to combat everything from excess weight and heart disease to diabetes and stress. And now a new study suggests exercise actually keeps cells more youthful and may also help prevent some common age-related diseases.

For the first time ever, researchers say they’ve established a link between a gene and stress-induced blood pressure changes in both animals and humans.