AlaskaDenise
In Memoriam
This National Geographic program was tonight and is scheduled to be rebrodcast at various times (4 AM here). I would highly recommend people see this show.
It clearly links stress with disease in primates and shows the how and why.
Interesting that when the baboons under study were exposed to TB, their varied stress-responses determined who lived and who died. The survivors created a more laid-back baboon group.
The study also shows that long-term stress actually shortens telemeres and that compassion can lengthen them (by producing telemerase).
It's a fascinating program. At the end, it said a DVD was available through pbs.org, however it wasn't listed when I checked.
It is produced by Stanford University and national Geographic.
see: http://killerstress.stanford.edu/
.
It clearly links stress with disease in primates and shows the how and why.
Interesting that when the baboons under study were exposed to TB, their varied stress-responses determined who lived and who died. The survivors created a more laid-back baboon group.
The study also shows that long-term stress actually shortens telemeres and that compassion can lengthen them (by producing telemerase).
It's a fascinating program. At the end, it said a DVD was available through pbs.org, however it wasn't listed when I checked.
It is produced by Stanford University and national Geographic.
see: http://killerstress.stanford.edu/
.