Should we all be concerned about our cortisol levels? I took a blood stress test and spoke with experts to find out.

Understanding and predicting individual responses to common stressors is essential for optimising performance in high-stress ...

American cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Jeremy London shared his advice in a bid to help people spot the potential signs of a ...

Guam Regional Medical City launched an innovative, state-of-the-art heart imaging test: Computed tomography of the heart with quantitative evaluation of coronary calcium, coronary artery analysis ...

Among the many physical effects of these stress hormones is an increase in blood pressure and heart rate. Both of these increase the risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke. The hustle and ...

Looking a little like a thermometer, it collects your saliva, then detects which hormones are present and displays the results using test lines ... including stress, metabolism, weight, sleep ...

The heart races under stress, but why? A recent discovery links this cardiac reaction to a specific system in the brain. A surprising lead that could help us better understand physiological responses ...

Minimally processed cocoa powder and flavanol-rich foods like tea and berries can help manage stress and support cardiovascular health. The food choices we make during periods of stress can ...

Type D personality, common in people prone to stress, was an independent predictor of 3-year major adverse cardiac events. Risk was especially high when both the patient and spouse had Type D ...

Stress hormones like cortisol can raise blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol, putting pressure on the heart. Stress can also lead to unhealthy activities like smoking and binging fast food ...

J.M. Dear J.M.: Stress testing may be done for several reasons, but the most common is to determine whether there are blockages in the arteries in the heart that are severe enough to limit blood flow.