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Beneficial stress hormones in caregivers boosted by adult day-care services
March 26, 2014 by NewsBot
Family caregivers show an increase in the beneficial stress hormone DHEA-S on days when they use an adult day care service for their relatives with dementia, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Texas at Austin.DHEA-S controls the harmful effects of cortisol and is associated with better long-term health.