culled from:pulse.ng
This finally explains why elderly couples die
within hours, days of each other. it has been discovered via a new
research that heartbreak can actually kill you.
A study published in Ageing and Immunity
has found out that elderly people who have just experienced the death
of a loved one are more vulnerable to infectious diseases.
A
professor of behavioral medicine at the University of Birmingham’s
School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences, Anna Phillips,
studied two small groups of mourners.
One group
had the average age of 32, and the other group was significantly older
with the average age of 72. There was a third group that acted as the
control by being the ones who haven't lost a loved one.
When
each groups health was compared, they found that the elderly mourners
had less function in their white blood cells, which typically helps the
body fight off infections. The younger group of mourners seemed to only
be affected psychologically.
This would explain
why you hear of so many elderly couples dying within hours of each
other, but don't get the same headlines for couples in their younger
years.
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