To manage stress, seek mental health support, whether that’s from family and friends, or a therapist, says Dr. Naidu.

Minneapolis, MN - Even small reductions in sleep over time may put healthy persons at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, suggests a new study that found decreased heart-rate variability (HRV) ...

Any parent will tell you that raising a child isn’t easy. While the experience can be filled with joy and love and fulfilment, emotional, financial and marital stress will present challenges to any ...

The heart rate zone formula is flawed, especially for women. Here's how to rethink your training. These days, everyone from ...

It’s been known for decades that heart rate variability (HRV) during labor signals how a fetus is responding to stress. Lower HRV—a lower variation in heartbeats—is even a risk factor for sudden ...

Heart rate variability (HRV) typically increases with parasympathetic activation (rest-and-digest response) and decreases with sympathetic activation (fight-or-flight response). The autonomic nervous ...

A post hoc analysis found that the effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on cardiac and inflammatory stress responses was critically dependent on variability in baseline ...