'Life Force' Linked To Body's Ability To Withstand Stress

Our ability to withstand stress-related, inflammatory diseases may be associated, not just with our race and sex, but with our personality as well, according to a new study. Especially in aging women, low levels of the personality trait extroversion may indicate that blood levels of a key inflammatory molecule have crossed over a threshold linked to a doubling of mortality risk within five years.

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