{"id":265559,"date":"2024-11-29T15:13:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-levels-of-inflammation-in-the-body\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:19","slug":"a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-levels-of-inflammation-in-the-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-levels-of-inflammation-in-the-body\/","title":{"rendered":"A little bit of fear can bring down levels of inflammation in the body"},"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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Article amended on 29 November 2024<\/h4>\n

The headline and article have been changed to clarify the level of inflammation the participants had at the start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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