Stressful life events can make asthma tougher
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NEW YORK  - Emotionally stressful experiences, like the death of a loved one or the end of a relationship, may make asthma more difficult to deal with, research suggests.
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Scientists link stress in pregnancy to a raised risk of schizophrenia in children.
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NEW YORK  - A smog-filled sky can make it hard to breathe, but air pollution in the home may also be hard on people with lung disease, researchers have found.
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A stressful job has a direct biological impact on the body, raising the risk of heart disease, research shows.
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STRESS plays a major role in the premature aging of cells, which makes them more vulnerable to disease, a group of researchers has claimed.
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Now a team of researchers has found that severe emotional distress - like that caused by divorce, the loss of a job, or caring for an ill child or parent - may speed up the aging of the body&#39;s cells at the genetic level.
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A mechanism in the brain may explain why some people cope better than others in the face of adversity.
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Long-term stress can make people sick and grow old before their time, according to a new study that has identified the first direct link between stress and aging, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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Parents of children with asthma try hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most important measures, including banning smoking in the house and shutting windows to keep pollen out, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Parents of children with asthma  may have good intentions, but they often miss the mark when  targeting triggers that set off their children's asthma,  researchers report.
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Stress caused by events such as moving, changes in family relationships and death can raise a child&#39;s risks for asthma attacks four-fold, according to a study in the latest issue of the journal Thorax.
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Scientists have identified a genetic change that raises a child's risk of developing asthma, a discovery that may lead to better treatments for one of the most common chronic childhood ailments.
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Parents of children with asthma may have good intentions, but they often miss the mark when targeting triggers that set off their children's asthma, researchers report.
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Scientists have identified a gene that is strongly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma.
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NEW YORK  - People with ongoing stress in their lives are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress symptoms after experiencing a traumatic event, a new study shows.
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Anger can damage lung function, according to research.
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A link between young children being exposed to some cleaning products and developing asthma in later life has been suggested by researchers.