Study: Chronic stress appears linked to cellular aging
Chronic stress appears to shorten the life of the body’s immune cells, and may compromise the body’s ability to fight off disease, US researchers said.
In a small study looking at the effect of long-term psychological stress on the body, US researchers found that the immune cells of mothers of chronically-ill children aged at a much faster pace than those of women with healthy offspring.
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Grohol, J. (2004). Study: Chronic stress appears linked to cellular aging. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/12/01/study-chronic-stress-appears-linked-to-cellular-aging/
Grohol, J. (2004). Study: Chronic stress appears linked to cellular aging. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/12/01/study-chronic-stress-appears-linked-to-cellular-aging/
