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