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Article: Caregivers' stress can reduce life expectancy.(IN THE NEWS ...)
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- Health News
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- December 1, 2007
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Spouses and children who care for patients with Alzheimer's disease may shorten their own lives by four to eight years, according to a study published in the September 2007 issue of the Journal of Immunology. Researchers at Ohio State University have investigated the link between stress and a weakened immune state for more than 30 years. In this study, they discovered that areas of genetic material lose their ability to repair damage to certain chromosomes among caregivers for Alzheimer's disease patients over a long period of time when compared to those who don't have caregiving ...
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