Environmental factors that trigger this reaction are called stressors. Examples include noises, aggressive behavior, a speeding car, scary moments in movies, or even going out on a first date.

Ecosystems face a combination of stressors that can interact in complex ways, leading to either synergistic (amplifying) or ...

Objective: A systematic review examining the causal role of exposure to stressors and/or stress response and cancer recurrence was conducted. Methods: The authors screened the scientific ...

For example, while attempting to determine whether acute stressors enhanced immune function in the skin of wild house sparrows (Kuhlman & Martin 2007), captivity itself was found to impact immune ...