Stressful day? Some quiet contemplation is more likely to calm you down than smoking or knocking back another cup of coffee. Such advice may sound like feel-good mumbo jumbo, but now we know it's ...

If you often arrive at work stressed and unrested on a Monday morning, it might be time to reconsider how you spend your weekends. Here, a physiologist and a neuroscientist explain the importance of ...

Parapluie. That's the French word for umbrella. Para means against. Pluie means rain. A parapluie keeps a rainstorm from getting you soaking wet. Parasympathetic. That is the name of the system that ...

Even small shifts in your morning routine can have an outsized impact on your mental well-being, and experts say a sensory reset can help regulate your nervous system and pull your brain out of ...

The sympathetic nervous system, which helps your heart and other vital organs function all the time, increases activity in response to danger or stress, preparing the body for extra demands. Stress is ...