{"id":265503,"date":"2024-11-28T17:36:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T17:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/28\/a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-high-levels-of-inflammation\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:19","slug":"a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-high-levels-of-inflammation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/28\/a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-high-levels-of-inflammation\/","title":{"rendered":"A little bit of fear can bring down high levels of inflammation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Haunted house attractions could provide an unexpected health benefit<\/p>\n

Robert Stainforth\/Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

They say laughter is the best medicine, but a bit of fear might be a strong contender. This is according to researchers who\u00a0found that getting spooked in a haunted house attraction seemed to lower some people\u2019s levels of inflammation.<\/p>\n

Hyperventilation stimulates the nervous system in a similar way to fear while reducing inflammation<\/a>, which prompted Marc Andersen<\/a> at Aarhus University in Denmark and his colleagues to wonder if being scared has the same effect.<\/p>\n

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