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Anxiety and depression increase chance of death from cancer < Scientists have discovered that anxiety and depression can increase the chances of death from cancer of the cervix, prostate and pancreas. The study, conducted jointly by the Universities of London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Sydney, Australia, analyzed clinical records of more than 160,000 adults.

Anxiety and depression increase chance of death from cancer < Scientists have discovered that anxiety and depression can increase the chances of death from cancer of the cervix, prostate and pancreas. The study, conducted jointly by the Universities of London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Sydney, Australia, analyzed clinical records of more than 160,000 adults.

Some studies even suggest that the hormonal imbalance that causes depression leads to a higher production of cortisol, inhibiting the mechanisms natural DNA repair and weakening the body's defenses due to cancer. Other studies also show that depressed people are more prone to smoking, alcoholism and obesity, risk factors for cancer.

The analysis by the universities pointed out that people with symptoms of depression and anxiety were 80% more likely to die of cancer of colon. In addition, they were twice as likely to die from prostate, pancreatic, or esophageal cancer as those who did not.

For this, the researchers statistically adjusted the distortion effects attributed to the mode life, gender, age, weight and socioeconomic status. However, experts have pointed out that it is not possible to exclude reverse causality, that is, that depression is caused by the symptoms of a cancer that has not yet been diagnosed.


Men with a macho appearance attract women at a fertile time

Men with a macho appearance attract women at a fertile time

Women in fertile times who have partners with a more delicate look tend to fantasize with the "macho" type, in the best style George Clooney and Javier Barden, according to a study done at the University of New Mexico, in the United States. However, the researchers also found that women with more masculine-looking partners are no longer attracted to them during the fertile time.

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Life by two can reduce alcohol consumption of the couple

Life by two can reduce alcohol consumption of the couple

Marriage can be advantageous of several forms, including health. Researchers at the University of Virginia, in the United States, examined the behavior of 2,425 identical-sex twins to see if the child had a The results were published in the journal Psychology Journal of Family: the group noted that married participants drank less than their unmarried twin siblings.

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