Friday, August 17, 2007

New Research Shows How Chronic Stress Worsens Neurogenerative Disease Course

The evidence is accumulating on how bad stress is for health. Chronic stress can intensify inflammation and increase a person’s risk for developing central nervous system infections, neurodegenerative diseases, like multiple sclerosis (MS), and other inflammatory diseases, say researchers. These researchers have demonstrated for the first time that stress-related increases in central nervous system inflammation are behind the adverse effects of stress in an animal model of MS.

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Posted by Tom Beckman on 08/17 at 10:57 PM
Brain • Immune System • Stress • (0) Comments • Permalink
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