You've been dealing with stress your whole life. So when you forget where you put your keys or blank on a neighbor's name, you might brush it off as “just getting older.” But can all that stress and ...

Remembering people's names is one of the best ways to make a positive impression in a social situation. You'd think we'd all have perfected this vital skill. Yet, name-face memory problems are ...

A recurring theme here at the Stress on the Brain blog is that stress is not as bad as we think it is. This post continues with this theme by focusing on the sometimes-beneficial effects of stress on ...

Sneaky Signs Stress Is Taking a Bigger Toll Than You Realize Stress doesn’t always announce itself with a panic attack or a ...

Stress worsens sleep quality and can impair memory. Shinjae Chung, from the University of Pennsylvania, led a study to explore a neural pathway in male mice that stress may influence to cause sleep ...

Study found that people with no daily stress often felt happier and healthier, but they also scored lower on memory and thinking tests.

Stress worsens sleep quality and can impair memory. Shinjae Chung, from the University of Pennsylvania, led a study to explore a neural pathway in male mice that stress may influence to cause sleep ...

Taking a placebo, while knowing it’s a placebo, may still ease stress and sharpen memory in older adults, offering a surprising and ethical path to support healthy aging. Study: Placebo mechanisms in ...

Our minds have a tendency to latch onto negative experiences more strongly than positive ones. While occasional negative thoughts are a common human experience, persistent ones can trap people in a ...

Women are twice as likely as men to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—and new research may offer a biological ...

The herb linked to better memory, lower anxiety and Alzheimer’s protection - Rosemary is more than just a kitchen staple.