Stress isn’t good for our health. Virtually everyone has heard this at some point, whether it’s from a spouse, doctor or well-meaning friend. But isn’t pretty much everyone stressed out? Isn’t being ...

Stress is not just a bad mood or a rough week, it can shape how quickly your body ages. When stress sticks around for months or years, your body stays in a constant state of strain that chips away at ...

If you’ve scrolled social media at all over the past few years, you’ve probably come across content warning of the dangers of high cortisol levels in your body. Countless influencers claim that the ...

A study from Rutgers Health and other institutions indicates that stress hormones – not impaired cellular insulin signaling – may be the primary driver of obesity-related diabetes. The paper in Cell ...

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study. A study from Rutgers Health ...