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Northwestern University engineers have now built a small wireless device that listens to those signals at once. The soft, bandage-like sensor sticks to the chest and works like a wearable polygraph.

I don’t have to tell you that stress is a problem. It can consume your thoughts, impair your quality of life, and contribute to weight gain and unhealthy habits. It can even cause serious health ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Ashwagandha extracts may help reduce cortisol levels and relieve ...

Generally, stress is perceived as a bad thing, but Jeff Krasno wants to change that narrative. Specifically, he wants people to get more "good stress" in their lives. Chronic stress is long-term and, ...

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Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Learn why uncertainty fuels anxiety and how noticing our body’s stress signals can help us find calm. Summary: One in five adults in the U.S. report ...

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