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December 01, 2004

Stress and Aging

"Researchers compared the white blood cells in women who experienced severe long-term stress from caring for chronically-ill children to those of women who cared for healthy children. They found that the cells of women who reported chronic stress aged 10 years faster than than those of women who were not stressed out."

Posted by news editor at 06:26 PM

SAMe for Treating Depression

"The purported mood-boosting supplement SAMe has received support from a small study that found combining it with standard antidepressants can help people who fail to respond to drugs alone."

Posted by news editor at 05:10 PM