Posts Tagged ‘aging’
Health & Medicine - Friday, March 19, 2010 5:34 - 0 Comments
Higher blood pressure in lonely adults
Older people who say they are lonely are more likely to have higher blood pressure even if they don’t have conditions such as being overweight that would cause blood pressure to rise. “Loneliness behaved as though it is a unique health-risk factor in its own right,” writes researcher Louise Hawkley. (Credit: Dan Dry/University of Chicago Medical Center)
U. CHICAGO (US)—Chronic feelings of loneliness take a toll on blood pressure over time, causing a marked increase after four years. Continue…
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