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Dwelling on stressful events can increase inflammation in the body, study finds
March 14, 2013 by NewsBot
Dwelling on negative events can increase levels of inflammation in the body, a new study finds. Researchers discovered that when study participants were asked to ruminate on a stressful incident, their levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of tissue inflammation, rose.
