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Who Knew? Marriage Affects the Gut— And That Can Change Your Health

Contact: Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD For Release: Immediately Surprisingly, marriage can have a powerful impact on the trillions of microbes that…

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Pain and the Brain — New Studies Show Powerful, Interesting Links

Contact: Mustafa al’Absi, PhD For Release: Immediately With chronic pain such a huge public health problem—affecting about one in five…

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Coming Out LGBT: Full Disclosure to Family Linked to Less Stress Hormone

Contact: Peggy Zoccola, PhD For Release: Immediately An emotional milestone in the life of every gay, lesbian or bisexual person…

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A Serene Approach to Daily Stress May Help the Older Mind Stay Sharp

Contact: Robert Stawski, PhD For Release: Immediately We all face petty daily stressors: the doctor keeps you waiting for over…

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Stress Can Increase Unhealthy “Couch Potato” Behavior – But Only Certain Kinds of Stress

Contact: Keith Diaz, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Lots of sitting is known to endanger health: The more time people spend…

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Feeling Way Old — But You’re Not? Your Body Could Be Sending Signals

Contact: Angelina Sutin, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Feeling older than your years? Pay attention to that feeling—because even if you’re…

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Depression After Heart Attack and Stroke—A Dangerous Treatment Lag

Contact: Maree Hackett, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Heart attacks and strokes are disturbingly common around the world:  More than 32…

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How Our Bodies Cope with Stress: Does Sexual Orientation Matter?

Contact: Vickie Mays, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Troubling stress and strains over time can inflict a hit on our health—and…

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Meditation: The Brain Reveals That Different Types May Have Some Different Benefits

Contact: Sara Lazar, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately As meditation programs aimed at lowering stress continue to surge in popularity, there…

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Better Neighborhood Resources Buffer Children from Damaging Health Effects of Poverty

Contact: Danielle Roubinov, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately There’s a solid link between a family’s socioeconomic status (SES) and children’s health:…

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Higher Blood Pressure Tied To Riskier Health Behaviors and Dampened Emotional Responses

Contact: James McCubbin, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately High blood pressure is no friend to the 1.13 billion adults in the…

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Weight Training Can Boost The Energy of Fatigued Pregnant Women

Contact: Patrick J. O’Connor, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Evidence shows that miserable fatigue hammers 60% to 90% of pregnant women…

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