Estrogen helps relieve stressed cells
Stress is terrible and we all know that our body can only
handle so much of it. Not only can
stress to a number to us mentally it can also do a number on our cells in our
body. Scientist has been trying to figure out ways to study its effects on
cells without killing them.
Researchers from Yale have made a really surprising
observation. They have discovered that the hormone estrogen appears to help
cells withstand stress. The estrogen pathway is activated when cells are exposed
to stress. Estrogen is something that
will help women outlive men.
Reference: Yale university chemistry department
Estrogen! Give me more! With the amount of stress each of us encounter on a daily basis whether consciously or unconsciously I am positive that us women can appreciate the effects of estrogen and our abundance of it. I am glad you pointed out this because I will look more into the research and future implications of the study of estrogen and how it correlates to stress in general.
ReplyDeleteProbably the best thing for college students to enhance in because we all do have the stress of numerous courses.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to see how far this can go for emotional stress, since the focus seems to be on the physical cell and how they might deal with a stressful environment. I mean I guess after prolonged emotional stress there will be physical stress on the body that the estrogen can help negotiate, but I wonder how broad of a reach it has. Maybe it won't necessarily erase the stress and anxiety from our lives, but maybe it can help with maintaining a healthy body while stressed out.
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