Hacker News with Generative AI: Stress

Stress can disrupt memory and lead to needless anxiety (nature.com)
Stress makes mice form big bundles of neurons in the brain that disrupt memory formation, making them fearful of harmless situations1 — which might help to explain why stressed people often feel threatened in safe environments.
Stress, Memory, Neuroscience, Anxiety
8 points by gnabgib 8 days ago | 0 comments
Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system (sciencedirect.com)
Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system
Microbiology, Health, Circadian Rhythm, Stress
4 points by gnabgib 17 days ago | 0 comments
Some people with ADHD thrive in periods of stress, new study shows (theguardian.com)
A recent study has revealed that some people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cope best during periods of high stress.
ADHD, Stress, Psychology, Health, Research
39 points by grugagag 27 days ago | 42 comments
Energy-based model explains how chronic stress transforms into disease over time (sciencedirect.com)
Chronic psychosocial stress increases disease risk and mortality, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear.
Science, Health, Stress, Disease, Biomedical Research
186 points by andrewstetsenko 34 days ago | 55 comments
Hot Take: Don'T provide incident resolution estimates (firehydrant.com)
Providing incident resolution times to customers is an unneeded stress for responders with very little gain.
Customer Service, Incident Management, Stress, Software Development
13 points by vinnyglennon 47 days ago | 20 comments
26-Year-Old EY Employee Succumbs to 'Work Stress' Four Months After Joining (reddit.com)
EY employee died of work pressure, her mother wrote letter to the director of EY. Thoughts ?
Work Culture, Stress, Mental Health, Employment
196 points by shscs911 66 days ago | 119 comments
Why Scrum is stressing you out (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
Programming today is stressful — way more stressful than I remember it in the 90s and early 2000s when I was just starting out. Back then, things would get crazy around deadlines, but at other times, I recall feeling pretty even. These days, however, the pressure seems omnipresent.
Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Stress, Work Culture
445 points by aard 69 days ago | 453 comments
Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility (theconversation.com)
Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility
Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Workplace Culture, Stress, Communication
18 points by rntn 72 days ago | 4 comments
Non-deceptive placebos can reduce stress, anxiety and depression, study finds (medicalxpress.com)
Placebos, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Health
6 points by PaulHoule 90 days ago | 0 comments
Stressed mouse brain sends gut messages that reduce beneficial bacteria levels (medicalxpress.com)
Stress, Gut Health, Microbiome, Neuroscience, Biology
80 points by gmays 98 days ago | 16 comments