That said, our study adds to the existing literature that positive social interactions can buffer the effects of stress on the body and brain.

Stress hormones go up in runners and yet, under certain circumstances, these hormones don't affect the brain in a negative way.

This reinforces the idea that social support helps to lessen the negative consequences of stress.

Our study provides insight into how chronic stress triggers changes in the brain that are much more long-lived than the effects of existing antidepressants.

Every successful person has learned to handle stress well. It's those with a positive outlook on stressful situations who decrease their risk of heart disease, whereas those with increased rage from stress have increased risk of heart disease.

One of the great advantages of the study of old Norse or Icelandic literature is the insight given by it into the origin of world-wide superstitions. Norse tradition is transparent as glacier ice, and its origin is as unmistakable.