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Stories about: stressors

Stressed Children Suffer Genetic Mutations According to the conclusions of a study published in the latest online issue of the esteemed journal PLoS ONE, it would appear that kids who go through very stressful experiences during their early years of life tend to display an increased risk of genetic mutations. In addition, the team behind the study also foun... 28 February 2012 08:59 GMT Reducing Stress Can Help Reduce Obesity According to the conclusions of a new investigation, it would appear that social and public health programs meant to promote the reduction of stress in the general population may also be effective against obesity.Researchers say that losing weight is one of the unexpected benefits of being stress-free, or at least le... 26 July 2011 03:54 GMT DNA Damage Turns the Hair Gray In humans, gray hair is listed among life's certainties, alongside growing old. However, thus far researchers have had no idea as to what is causing it. The only known thing about the growth process was that two types of cells are required for the hair to develop and get colored, and that sometimes these cells f... 13 June 2009 04:06 GMT