What are the roles of norepinephrine and the locus coeruleus (LC) in promoting anxiety-like behavior through the basolateral amygdala (BLA)? The LC regulates arousal and stress reactions, especially ...

Anxiety affects gut motility, causing diarrhea or constipation, and can exacerbate conditions like IBS by altering intestinal contractions. Stress increases intestinal inflammation by weakening the ...

When you observe a person who is stressed, sometimes you begin to feel stressed yourself, even if you are not doing anything stressful. Consider a scenario in which you’re watching someone give a ...

For decades, patients with inflammatory bowel disease have reported a familiar and frustrating pattern: periods of intense ...

Most research on the health effects of stress focuses on adults, but a new review looks at how stress uniquely affects ...

Children absorb parental stress, often internalizing it and developing anxiety or a need to please. This can lead to ...

Heart rate variability typically decreases during stressful situations, although the heart rate increases. Managing stress levels can mean a more variable heart rate. Exercise and relaxation ...