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Two recent lists imply that stress is a function of responsibility and high work expectations.
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It makes sense that abused women would report worse health, given that people in stressful situations have higher levels of stress hormones, which interfere with immune function, Crawford said.
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On the contrary, reducing our stress levels is something that we should take very seriously, since chronic stress can affect the ways in which our brains function in the present, and it may seriously alter our brain health in the years to come.
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Another thing thats going around is the idea that stress increases testosterone in both sexes by increasing the adrenal function.
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Stress also causes the release of chemicals that impair the function of the prefrontal cortex, home of higher level thinking.
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Galling as it must be for the islands, their main function for America may be as a way to stress the interests it shares with Australia and New Zealand.
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Creating a structure gives you a way to function, steady ground to return to when the tide of stress swells and recedes and swells again.
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Dr Mrazek told BBC News Online that it was possible that the stress associated with parental problems caused chemical changes in the body that had an effect on the function of genes thought to be linked to the development of asthma.
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