Stress 'bad for exam performance'
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High stress levels make students less able to deal with complex exam questions, research suggests.
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GCSE language students could cease taking oral tests because they are "too stressful", a report says.
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Dr. Amy FT Arnsten of Yale Medical School says stressful situations activate an enzyme in the brain called protein kinase C, which impairs the short-term memory and other functions in the prefrontal cortex, the executive-decision part of the brain.
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Stress is a cause of heart attacks after all and is nearly as important as smoking, according to a study. The Interheart study among 29,000 people in 52 countries, half
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People who have a tendency to worry or feel very stressed out may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life, new research reports.
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After the resignation of the head of England's testing agency, the BBC's Mike Baker asks what's wrong with exams.
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People with slower reaction times and bad memories are more likely to die from a heart attack, a study suggests.
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Head teachers warn the GCSE exam system is in trouble because of the number of pupils challenging results.
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Teen-agers who claim that stress makes them break out are telling the truth: The stress of taking an exam can make pimples worse, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Too many candidates in a new university law entry test produced "poor quality" work, a report says.
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Head teachers warn the exam system is in trouble because of the number of pupils challenging results.
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For students at Princeton University, final exams are even more stressful this year: The Ivy League school decided to make it harder to earn an A.
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According to a new study, stress makes you activate an enzyme in the brain called Kinase C, it is a protein which undermines your short term memory, plus some other brain functions in the prefrontal cortex.
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There are worries about the economic consequences of a decline in students taking science subjects.
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NEW YORK  - People with depression who have  suspected heart disease don't do well on exercise tests,  Canadian investigators report.
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Stress can prove fatal for people with 'faulty wiring' between the brain and the heart, research suggests.
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Teenagers with hay fever symptoms are 40% more likely to drop a grade between their mock and final exams, according to a new study.