Your research is about stress, tell us more. I look at how stress affects ageing, and particularly how it affects our memory performance as we get older. For some people, stress can feed into worrying things such as brain fog, poor sleep, mental health problems and memory impairment. My research looks for biological signals that can tell us about how stress relates to a person’s experience of ageing. [ Canny canines can sniff out stress in humans, new research showsOpens in new window ]Finally, how do you take a break from work?

Source: The Irish Times October 09, 2025 19:20 UTC