Stress activates enzyme impairing memory and may guide treatments
Researchers from Yale Medical School report that uncontrollable stress triggers protein kinase C in the prefrontal cortex, harming short term memory. The study, published in Science, links PKC to distractibility and impulsiveness in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and suggests PKC inhibitors as potential therapies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Amy F. T. Arnsten
Yale Medical School
Science
Arnsten
Arafat to Fly to Paris for Urgent Medical Treatment
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, 75, weakened and unable to eat or stand, will depart Ramallah for Paris after two years, via Amman, for urgent medical care. Doctors cited low platelet count but no leukemia. Israel lifted travel ban for his exit. Jordan dispatched two helicopters to aid the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramallah
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Paris
Mia
Israel
Arafat
Amman
Munnib al-Masri
Jordan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leuke
Mediacom
CABLE
OREO
PEPSI
Tombstone Pizza
St. Ray
Econofocus.com
Visk