Long term anxiety and stress can activate the pituitary-adrenal-cortical system, which can in turn lead to increases in cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood stream.

Emotional stress specifically activates the sweat glands in the palms of your hands and soles of your feet, which is why it can be embarrassing to shake hands when you're nervous.

These stresses activate specialized signal transduction pathways, which are specific to the stressor and the amount of tissue damage inflicted.

Extreme stress activates a memory bank, not unlike a computer.

"There are no lions sneaking up on them, but the daily stresses of our lives may activate this primordial response."

These stresses activate autophagy in order to recycle ATP and maintain survival of the cancerous cells.

He hoped that the stress would activate the powers of Gen 3 members that were still inactive and hone their fighting abilities.

The sheer stress from blood flow activates mechanoreceptors in the blood vessel to produce NO, making NO production circulation dependent.

In extreme cases, this stress activated chemical "corrosion" can lead to through perforation and leakage within a few years.

GSK3β regulates many stress activated transcription factors.