Hair provides proof of the link between chronic stress and heart attack
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. The scientists developed a method to measure cortisol levels in hair providing an accurate assessment of stress levels in the months prior to an acute event such as a heart attack.
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