Stress is linked to a shorter life

Researchers at the University of California have deducted that people who lead stressful lives face a greater risk of age related diseases and tend to die sooner than those who lead less stressful lives. This occurs because chronic psychological stress can shorten the telomeres on the end of white blood cell chromosomes which destroys them faster. Telomere shortening is linked to early death from cardiovascular disease and infections. In the study, it was found that there was the equivalent 10 years of extra age when comparing immune system cell telomeres of chronically stressed people compared to those with the lowest level of stress.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by News From Russia

Related Disease Topics:

• Chronic psychological stress
• Stress
• Immune system destruction
• Aging
• Infection
• Cardiovascular disease

Related Symptom Topics:

• Compromised immune system

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About: Stress is linked to a shorter life

Date: 30 November 2004

Source: News From Russia

URL: http://newsfromrussia.com/science/2004/11/30/57330.html

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Immune system
• Research and chronic psychological stress
• Research and stress
• Research and immune system destruction
• Research and aging
• Research and infection
• Research and cardiovascular disease
• Cause of and immune system destruction
• Cause of and aging
• Cause of and infection
• Cause of and cardiovascular disease
• Death from stress
• Death from chronic psychological stress
• Death from immune system destruction
• Death from aging
• Death from infection
• Death from cardiovascular disease

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