Stress Archives

04.29.2026 a white pillow and a white pillow

Who Gets to Sleep?

Black women report less sufficient sleep quality and duration compared to their White and Hispanic counterparts. (From 2020)

Fellow Edward Alexander

04.22.2026 Looking up at sunlight peeking through the trees

Nature's Prescription: How Green Spaces Can Improve Health

Exposure to nature aids in stress management and inflammation reduction, and creates opportunities for connection and community. (From 2024)

Fellow Jude Sleiman

04.17.2026 Close-up of a doctor handling a sample with a woman in the background. Sexually transmitted infection concept

The True Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexually transmitted infections cost the United States up to $16 billion in direct medical costs and millions of healthy years lost.

Fellow Kylee Cochran

02.19.2026 Portrait of a sleeping baby lying on its mother's lap.

What Breast Milk Can Reveal About Stress

Breast milk carries molecular signals that reflect a mother’s past childhood trauma and may affect an infant's temperament.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

02.11.2026 Human hands build a puzzle of a red heart on a colorful background. Romantic relationships and attachment style concept

Attachment Styles, Neuroticism, and Relationship Health

The quality of one's romantic relationships—often shaped by attachment style and neuroticism—can greatly affect mental and physical health.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

10.21.2025 Group of friends enjoying time together outdoors, smiling and laughing. Social connection concept

Connection as Medicine

Humans are wired to connect. The relationships we build with family, friends, and community protect our health in many ways.

Guest Author Lily Fotovat

Editor Monica L. Wang

09.30.2025 PHPod host Jack Mellom speaks with Andy Pulte, professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, about the relationship between plants and health.

PHPod host Jack Mellom speaks with Andy Pulte, professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, about the relationship between plants and health.

Plants, People, and Public Health

PHPod speaks with Andy Pulte, professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, about the relationship between plants and health.

Fellow Jack Mellom

08.29.2025 portrait of a young family walking on tree-lined street

Greener Streets, Healthier Beginnings

Planting trees in proximity to pregnant people’s homes is associated with improved birth outcomes, including higher birthweight.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

06.30.2025 Portrait of an older Black man working in his garden

The Roots of Wellness in Older Cancer Survivors

Cancer survivors who maintained a garden for one year were more likely to show key health improvements than those who did not.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

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