Published: March 13, 2008
UC Irvine study provides first evidence that acute stress impacts brain-cell communication involved with memory formation
Short-term stress lasting as little as a few hours can impair brain-cell communication in areas associated with learning and memory, University of California, Irvine researchers have found.
It has been known that severe stress lasting weeks or months can impair cell communication in the brain’s learning and memory region, but this study provides the first evidence that short-term stress has the same effect. The study appears in the March 12 edition of the Journal of Neuroscience. [continue reading…]
Published: February 11, 2008
With rising interest rates and a volatile stock market causing losses in superannuation, Australians are feeling additional stress and anxiety about their financial future.
Money is often on the minds of most of us. In fact, money and work are two of the top sources of stress for almost 75 percent of the population, according to Australian Psychological Society President, Amanda Gordon. [continue reading…]
Published: February 6, 2008
Published: January 24, 2008
It’s not the advertising that bothers teens when it comes to online news, it’s the news itself that they find troubling, according to a Northwestern University study on the online news experiences of teenagers.
While the 14- to 18-year-old study participants described time spent on YouTube or social networking and music downloading sites as a treat or time-out, they described their online news experiences as stressful or a reminder of the world’s dangers. [continue reading…]
