Billie Piper has revealed that she struggles to remember her days as a chart-topping pop star, after ‘burying the stress’ from those days. The singer-turned-actress, 37, burst onto the pop scene back in 1998 at the tender age of 15 with her debut chart-topping hit Because We Want To. And the mother-of-three has only now … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: High Street banks face digital stress as online rivals’ slick software wins over customers By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 17 August 2020 The reputation of Britain’s High Street banks never recovered fully from the 2008-09 financial crisis, and is not helped … Read more
Knowledge is power: The more people know about COVID-19 the less pandemic-related stress they have, study finds Experts polled 515 US adults on their knowledge of COVID-19 and stress levels They found that knowledge helped lower uncertainty, which minimised stress Stress was caused by a fear of catching coronavirus — which increased with age However, … Read more
Tarantulas are a popular creature in the illegal pet trade, but a recent discovery reveals how being transported causes them physical stress. A team of entomologist recently rescued hundreds of these spiders and found one had lost all the hair on its rear – leaving it completely bald. The Brazilian whiteknee tarantula, named ‘Lil Kim,’ … Read more
Scientists have linked on-the-job stress to brain aging and memory loss for the first time, according to new research from Colorado State University. Their findings pertain to a very specific kind of stress. Through surveys about people’s most recent jobs, memory tests and scans of their brains they found brain changes and recall problems in … Read more
If the stress of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t enough to deal with, people are now losing clumps of hair over it, but famed dermatologist Dr. Pimple Popper insists it’s a normal physiological response to a stressful event — and nothing to worry about. The California-based physician, whose real name is Dr. Sandra Lee, took to TikTok … Read more
Helicopter parents should take a step back: Watching your toddler explore their world is good for your mental health, study shows ‘Respectful Approach’ treats children as capable and independent humans Found hands-off approach makes parents more competent and less stressed Future research will see if the benefits to mental health are long term and how this approach … Read more
Staff working from home suffer less stress and are more productive but miss their colleagues, German study finds The study surveyed 7,000 employees’ attitudes to home working in Germany Around 75% of those surveyed said they would like to continue after coronavirus The study found that people experienced less stress and are more productive It … Read more
Ten warning signs of dementia: Stress, depression and obesity are among risk factors linked to Alzheimer’s, researchers say An international team led by Fudan University in China analysed 395 studies Found 10 steps, backed by evidence, that reduce risk of developing disease Include getting good education and doing mentally stimulating activities The scientists add that … Read more
Music festivals near lakes or bodies of water could be putting the aquatic life at risk due to the loud music stressing out the fish, a new study has found. Researchers examined the impact the Ultra Music Festival, a dance music event in Miami, Florida, had on fish swimming in a nearby lagoon and on … Read more