Scientists say vaccine to eliminate stress

After 30 years of research, Robert Sapolsky, professor of neuroscience at Stanford University, believes he can now alter the brain chemistry to create "focused calm". The goal of Californian scientists is to produce a single injection that would help people relax without slowing down. Dr Sapolsky has been working on hormones called glucocorticoids, which are part of the body's immune system and help to fight cancer and inflammation. He has observed that, while a zebra will turn off the stress chemicals after escaping from a lion, modern man produces too many glucocorticoids in response to everyday alarms and cannot turn them off. Thus, the hormone becomes toxic- destroying brain cells and weakening the immune system. Dr Sapolsky warns that human trials are years away, but he and others scientists have proved that it is possible. They can reduce the neural damage caused by stress. The potential vaccine is called "the Sapolsky Shot." It would leave people fresher and ready to deal with another threat; so they can maintain their drive, but with more focused calm rather than bad temper and indigestion.

At present, human attempt to succeed in developing medical technology for expanding their life span and reducing stress. In my opinion, injection or any remedy can not expand human life span effectively. I think naturalness producing the best remedy to expand human life span without the use of medical technology that is neither working or relaxing too much.

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Date: 11/08/2010