Focus

Don't stress!

Deadlines, meetings, the constant juggle between career and family life... everyday life is filled with sources of stress. Biological stress is a natural bodily response to these challenges, but when it gets out of hand, it can make us ill.
24. February 2026
Focus on stress

Stressed out?

How does stress impact the mind and the body? Rudolphina had a relaxed interview with stress researcher Urs Nater who focuses in particular on the interactions between stress and health.
18. February 2026
Stress in biology

The stress of life

Viruses, heat, drought: Microbes and plants endure a lot and have developed amazing survival strategies. Biologists such as Isabelle Zink and Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna aim to better understand these strategies while looking into innovative solutions for diagnostics and food security.
11. February 2026
Presenting… Stress researcher Nida Ali

When stress makes us sick

Stress is essential for survival, but too much of it can put our health at risk. In this video, stress researcher and psychologist Nida Ali explains how her research aims to uncover the intricate links between body and mind by which stress leads to disease.