Fodmapeveryday iconFodmapeverydayOct 21, 2026 ~1 min source read

Yale Researchers Reveal Why Stress Makes Certain Memories Harder to Forget

Stress is often blamed for making people forget things, but Yale University researchers have discovered that its effects on memory are more complicated. In an experiment involving 27 participants, scientists found that the stress hormone cortisol improved recognition of emotionally significant information approximately

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