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Showing posts with label depression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label depression. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Study suggests why sadness and sickness go hand-in-hand - OrlandoSentinel.com

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"It's a baffling yet all-too-common occurrence: People who have been dealt an emotional blow or who suffer from chronic high stress often develop physical ailments. The grieving widower who dies shortly after his wife dies. The woman who has a heart attack after losing her job. The teenager whose asthma worsens following her parents' divorce."

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Friday, October 23, 2009

Constant Light Linked to Symptoms of Depression

"Ohio State University researchers found that mice kept in a lighted room 24 hours a day had more depressive symptoms than mice that had a normal day-night cycle. The study also found that mice that lived in a constantly lit room, but could take refuge in a dark tube when they desired, had fewer depressive symptoms than mice that couldn't get away from the 24-hour light." Click here.