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 ...

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.

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 ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have linked adverse early life experiences to reduced white matter connectivity across the adolescent brain, which is associated ...

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 ...

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