| Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6087826Having a rough day? Breathe in, breathe out. Release all the stress. It's bad for your skin.Researchers lead by Dr. Petra Arck of Charit , University of Medicine Berlin and McMaster University in Canada, hypothesized that stress could exacerbate skin disease by increasing the number of immune cells in the skin. To test this hypothesis, they exposed mice to sound stress. Dr. Arck's group found that this stress challenge resulted in higher numbers of mature white blood cells in the skin. Furthermore, blocking the function of two proteins that attract... » Original link |
