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Stress may cause heart arrhythmia, even without genetic risk
Emotional stress may trigger an irregular heart beat, which can lead to a more serious heart condition later in life, new research shows. New research shows how two proteins that interconnect in the heart can malfunction during stressful moments, leading to arrhythmia, according to a study published Wednesday in Molecular Cell.
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Long-term meditation practitioners have a faster psychophysiological recovery from stress, study finds
New research published in Psychoneuroendocrinology has found that long-term meditation practitioners have a faster cortisol recovery from stress. The findings suggest the practicing meditation can improve the psychophysiological response to stress by reducing self-conscious emotions. “Stress is responsible for a variety of negative health outcomes, and takes a toll on quality of life and well-being. Thus, research on behavioral approaches that can help to attenuate the stress response is of utmost importance,” explained study author Liudmila Gamaiunova, a PhD candidate at the University of Lausanne.
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Can A Biomarker For Childhood Trauma Predict Severe Psychiatric Disease In Adulthood?
A new study in Translational Psychiatry sought to elucidate whether reduced telomere length (TL) is associated with childhood trauma in those with schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD). Telomeres are the genetic material at the end of chromosomes that shorten in most human tissues with the wear and tear of aging. When they are excessively minimized, they don’t work as well and adversely impact a tissue’s ability to repair itself. Evidence shows a link between chronic stress and childhood trauma and accelerated TL shortening in otherwise healthy people (HC).
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NASA issues space herpes warning as virus reactivates in astronauts
NASA has issued a warning about space herpes after a study found the virus was reactivating in crew aboard Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions. According to the agency, while only a small proportion of the astronauts develop symptoms as a result of the dormant virus awakening, it could spell danger for longer spaceflight missions - for instance to Mars.
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5 Ways Open-Plan Offices Reduce Collaboration
There's no doubt about it: Open-plan offices are the worst office productivity disaster of all time. They create distractions, spread illness, discourage diversity, and promote sexism. Those problems, however, were supposedly justified because open-plan offices promote "collaboration." While the term "collaboration" is corporate-speak rather than science, when it's applied to open-plan offices, it's usually described as "creating a relaxed, open environment where spontaneous conversations will spark innovation and creativity."
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Four-day week: trial finds lower stress and increased productivity
Study of pilot at New Zealand firm finds staff were happier and 20% more productive
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Decision-making styles and the stress of making the right choice
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology looked at the potential distress caused by decision-making. What they found was making decisions only seems to be distressing when you’re overly concerned with making the right one. It’s a matter of the decision-making style that a person is predisposed to. The good news is, the research suggests a way you can modify your orientation towards decision making such that it isn’t always such a daunting task.
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Speak Peace to Your Soul – God is in Control
By Elizabeth Pitman Peace resides when we fully recognize that God is in control. “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be tr…
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Contentment
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. source: Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching image: Eddie’s Garden Ph…
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Best Strains For Pain And Anxiety
When we tune in about the best strain for agony and tension or strains for nerve tormentor for sciatica, at that point one thing which rings a bell is an Anxiety issue. Uneasiness issue are mental settings, that makes individuals stressed over future occasions and fear current issues. This condition can be so steady as to keep individuals from completing their every day exercises and have a sound existence.
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Worry is the most useless emotion – Signal v. Noise
Five ways I cope with worrying as a leader.
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The Rise of Anxiety Baking
This year has been rough. Make some cookies.
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Burnout, stress lead more companies to try a four-day work week
Work four days a week, but get paid for five? It sounds too good to be true, but companies around the world that have cut their work week have found that it leads to higher productivity, more motivated staff and less burnout. “It is much healthier and we do a better job if we’re not working crazy hours,” said Jan Schulz-Hofen, founder of Berlin-based project management software company Planio, who introduced a four-day week to the company’s 10-member staff earlier this year.
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Response to daily stressors could affect brain health in older adults
Taking typical daily annoyances such as a long wait at the doctor’s office or a traffic jam on the freeway in stride may help preserve brain health in older adults, while emotional reactions could contribute to declines in cognition, a new study from Oregon State University has found.
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International business travel increases risk taking and puts strain on mental health, research from Kingston University and International SOS reveals
People who travel internationally as part of their work are more likely to engage in risky behaviour while away from home, according to a new study by Kingston University, Affinity Health at Work and International SOS Foundation. While 67 per cent of international business travellers surveyed reported being more engaged with their jobs due to travel, the research by occupational psychology expert Dr Rachel Lewis from Kingston Business School and Affinity...
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Autoimmune disease and stress: Is there a link?
A recent study suggests that people diagnosed with stress-related disorders may be more prone to autoimmune disease, but did not prove cause and effect.
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Why does our brain needs at least 8 hugs a day?
Hugging is a particularly intimate and intense way to express emotions. Through a hug we can convey joy or sorrow, we can say to a person that can count on us unconditionally and understand his state of mind without speaking. But the fact is that embraces not only help us connect with others and express what we feel, also have a very positve effect on the emotional balance and brain health.
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Is Stress Real, Or Are You Crazy And It's All In Your Head?
The Onion
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Why living among grass and trees could help stave off dementia
It’s well known that being outside among the grass and trees is good for the soul – now, it turns out, it could help stave off dementia. Spanish researchers have found that spending time in green spaces helps to keep the brain healthy, slowing down any decline in its cognitive ability. A new study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, demonstrates that the loss of cognitive function that is expected as part of the ageing process is slightly slower in people who live in greener neighbourhoods.
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Brain matures faster due to childhood stress
Stress in early childhood leads to faster maturation of certain brain regions during adolescence. In contrast, stress experienced later in life leads to slower maturation of the adolescent brain. This is the outcome of a long-term study conducted in which 37 subjects have been monitored for almost 20 years.
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