Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...

Stress is an inevitable part of life, and its impact on your brain can go beyond the occasional forgetful moment. When stress becomes chronic, it can significantly affect your memory, focus, and ...

When people talk about stress, they often think of visible signs such as burnout, emotional outbursts, and physical collapse, ...

Biologically, stress triggers our amygdala, which is our fear center. The area of the brain that oversees innovation, ...

While moderate short-term stress can support survival, sustained stress can destabilize emotional regulation. How the brain adapts or fails to adapt at the cellular level to stress remains unresolved.

Scientists have uncovered an incredible mechanism where brain cells bypass a major defect in stress regulation, providing a ray of hope for those with Vanishing White Matter Disease. Could this be ...

Animal models have been instrumental in unraveling the mechanisms underlying brain development effects. Research has revealed that different types of stress can yield distinct outcomes, influenced by ...