Stressful situations can impair short-term memory
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How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they&#39;ve forgotten some important event or errand?
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A familiar scent can help a slumbering brain better remember things that it learned the evening before.
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Hearing aids can reduce brain strain and allow people to remember things better. Bodyhack reports from AAAS in San Francisco.
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US scientists show how the body's own natural stress hormone could soothe post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Oct. 28, 2004 -- A stress-activated molecule underlies many of the symptoms of some mental illnesses, a new study shows. We control our behaviors, thoughts, and emotions via an important part of the brain: the prefrontal cortex.
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Mice engineered to lack a stress-related brain protein appear to become depressed in stressful situations, providing insight into a possible source of human depression.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to dampen down the impact of bad memories in people's brains.
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NEW YORK  - People who suffer from chronic pain may find their memory taxed by everyday "multitasking," a new study suggests.
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Blocking a molecule in the brain may "cure" post-traumatic stress disorder, say US researchers.
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An errant enzyme linked to bipolar disorder, in the brain&#39;s prefrontal cortex, impairs cognition under stress, an animal study shows.
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NEW YORK  - An animal study indicates that the cognitive impairment that can occur in people with diabetes appears to result from high levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
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Those with short fuses are often cautioned &quot;don&#39;t have a stroke&quot; over an aggravating situation. Now, a new study from Israel suggests that anger and other negative
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NEW YORK  - Steroids may have a role in the   treatment of anxiety disorders like posttraumatic stress   disorder (PTSD), according to studies in mice, which indicate   that glucocorticoids, a type of steroid, impair the recall of   established fear memories.
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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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How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they&#39;ve forgotten something important? Well, now at least there&#39;s a scientific explanation for the oversight.
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NEW YORK  - 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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The traffic, the job, the kids -- there&#39;s no doubt about it, stress is a fact of life. But now for the first time, evidence suggests that too much stress not only gets under your skin, but travels deep into