Final exams increase allergic reactions in asthmatics
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Anxiety and depression have been associated with increases in asthma symptoms, which are often triggered by allergies. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, WI, USA, report that the stress of final exams could worsen the symptoms of asthma. They compared the allergic reactions of students to allergens such as dust mites and cat dander during final exams to their reactions to the same substances during non-stressful times. Although the students did not feel that their symptoms worsened during exam times, the investigators found that the students experienced a higher influx of the inflammatory cells that respond to allergies, compared to non-exam periods. An increased and prolonged inflammatory response to allergens, could explain why some asthma patients’ symptoms increase under stress. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. (2002) 165, 1062–1067 SW
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تاریخ انتشار 2002