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“We know that emotional stress can lead to negative health outcomes but our goal with this study was to obtain a better understanding of the biological mechanisms behind this phenomenon,” says study coauthor Redford Williams
DUKE (US)—Men with a common genetic variant produce more than twice as much of a hormone known to increase blood pressure and blood sugar when they are angry, according to researchers from Duke University Medical Center.
The findings shed more light on the notion that stress can trigger physiological changes that result in the development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Continue…
