Upside To Stress: It Promotes Skin Healing

Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 03:00 in Health & Medicine

Brief, acute psychological stress promoted healing in mouse models of three different types of skin irritations, according to a study the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.  The scientists found that healing was brought about by the anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids – steroid hormones – produced by the adrenal glands in response to stress. read more

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