“This could give us a plausible explanation of how chronic stress may lead to a variety of human conditions and disorders, which range from merely cosmetic, like graying hair, to life-threatening disorders like malignancies.”-Robert J. Lefkowitz, researcher

Duke University Medical Center found that the ‘fight or flight chemical’ adrenaline, released in stressful situations, can damage chromosomes.

Stressful situations lower production of a protein called P53, which prevents genomic abnormalities and tumor formation.