Challenging Cancer: A Stressful Lifestyle Reduces Tumor Growth in Mice
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 12:21
in Health & Medicine
Stress is often linked to heart disease and other ailments, but a new study suggests that the strains of living in crowded and challenging physical environments might mitigate against cancer. Scientists found that simply placing mice afflicted with cancer in a more complex living environment resulted in a remarkable reduction in tumor growth.