Inability to control negative emotions increase the healing of wounds - such conclusions employees of the State University of Ohio as a result of an experiment with 98 subjects. The researchers applied the topics on the left of the same size standard wound. Observing the cure was carried out for 8 days. Participants ability to control their emotions, using test sheets that they ended before the start of the experiment. In addition, subjects received a measure levels of "stress hormone" cortisol. As it turned out, grumpy people wounds heal more slowly than those who had a peaceful character. In most irascible members likely that healing takes more than four days was increased by 4.2-fold. The study took into account factors such as the accuracy of sleep, physical activity and alcohol consumption. The form, manifest in the negative emotions - hiding or, alternatively, open aggression towards others - does not affect the speed of recovery. According to the authors can be delayed wound healing with increased levels of the hormone cortisol are associated. Scientists also point out that their findings confirmed the results of earlier studies. Particularly some time ago, it was found that the rate of recovery of damaged tissue due to injury by factors such as family disputes or care of a relative with dementia can be affected. Published report on the experiment in the journal The Brain Behavior and Immunity.
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