How Stress Leads to Heart Attacks Explained

While it is known that chronic stress may lead to heart attack and stroke, the exact reason why this happens was not known. Now researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston revealed that they have unraveled the reason; high levels of stress leads to overproduction of disease-fighting white blood cells which is harmful for the health. The researchers observed a group of 29 medical residents who were working in intensive care unit, a work environment which triggers ...