Monthly Archives: August 2014
Aging, Social Support, and Leukocyte Telomere Length (LTL)
Aging and psychological conditions may influence the leukocyte telomere length (LTL) (Carroll et al., 2013; Müezzinler et al., 2013). A meta-study of cross-sectional studies and longitudinal studies indicated inverse associations between age and both absolute and relative LTL, with an … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, health, immune, leukocyte telomere length, life style, social support, telomere
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Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia Syndrome, and Sleep Quality
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) often have poor sleep quality (Ulus et al., 2012; Nicassio et al., 2014). For example, in a study of 107 patients, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was found to be associated with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Depression, fatigue, fibromyalgia syndrome, Pain, rheumatoid arthritis, sleep quality
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