Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out ...

The human stress response represents a sophisticated biological system designed to help individuals survive immediate threats through rapid physiological changes that enhance performance and ...

The activation of Protein Kinase A (PKA) is a critical part in how the body responds to stress and starvation. Using a variety of imaging and biochemical techniques, a team of researchers from Penn ...

Feeling like you're in a constant state of alert? It's possible you might be stuck in fight-or-flight mode. This ancient survival mechanism helped our ancestors dodge predators, but in today's world, ...

For a long time, trauma responses were thought to be limited to just fight or flight. However, psychotherapist Pete Walker (2014) expanded this framework to include four primary trauma responses, the ...

Caffeine can worsen anxiety, disrupting sleep and energy. Learn how to ditch the jitters, restore calm, and reclaim your ...