On November 7, 2025, we hosted a special webinar, “The Biological Cost of Chronic Stress: Allostatic Load and Newer Conceptualizations.”  The event brought together leading scholars and emerging voices in stress science to discuss how chronic stress “gets under the skin” and shapes health across the lifespan. The session opened with introductory remarks from Dr. Elissa Epel , followed by four keynote presentations offering new insights into the science of allostasis and allos

Our partner network, the Network for Emotional Well-Being , hosted a workshop, New Perspectives on the Biology of Emotional Well-Being:...

We are excited to announce the team winners of the first annual Stress Science Paper of the Year Award! Nominations were accepted via...

Directors of NIH Stress Network, Drs. Wendy Berry Mendes, Elissa Epel, & George Slavich, talked to Nature about the future of stress...