Hair as Biomarker of Stress and Heart Disease

New research provides the first evidence that a biomarker can be used to measure chronic stress and its relationship to heart attacks. Stressors such as job, marital and financial problems have been linked to the increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease including heart attack. But there hasn’t been a biological marker to measure chronic [...]

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Link Between Chronic Stress And Heart Attack: Hair Provides Proof

Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Stressors such as job, marital and financial problems have been linked to the increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease including heart attack. But there hasn't been a biological marker to measure chronic ...

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