Can Stress Trigger the Common Cold?
276 healthy adults were exposed to a virus that causes the common cold and monitored in quarantine for five days for signs of infection and illness. It was found that found that experiencing a prolonged stressful event was associated with the inability of immune cells to respond to hormonal signals that normally regulate inflammation. In turn, […]
Early Life Stress May Predict Cardiovascular Disease
ScienceDaily (Feb. 10, 2010) — Early life stress could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, researchers report. “We think early life stress increases sensitivity to a hormone known to increase your blood pressure and increases your cardiovascular risk in adult life,” said Dr. Jennifer Pollock, biochemist in the Vascular Biology Center at […]
How Stress Influences Disease: Study Reveals Inflammation as the Culprit
ScienceDaily (Apr. 2, 2012) — Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. For example, psychological stress is associated with greater risk for depression, heart disease and infectious diseases. But, until now, it has not been clear exactly how stress influences disease and health. A research team led by Carnegie Mellon University’s Sheldon Cohen has […]