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An evidence that emotional well-being needs to complement pharmacotherapy in treating disease? Lead investigator Dr. Linda E. Carlson and her colleagues found that in breast cancer patients, support group involvement and mindfulness meditation are associated with preserved telomere length.Telomeres are stretches of DNA that cap our chromosomes and help prevent chromosomal deterioration. Shortened telomeres arent known to cause a specific disease per se, but they do whither with age and are shorter in people with cancer, diabetes, heart disease and high stress levels.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0000

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