How Stress Damages the Body: The Biology of Chronic Stress
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How Stress Damages the Body: The Biology of Chronic Stress

Corrected by Emir Baycan · on When Notes Fly · 11 July 2026 · View published page ↗

Stress isn't just psychological. Chronic stress produces measurable physical damage to the heart, immune system, brain, and gut.

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−In the late 1940s, an endocrinologist named Hans Selye was injecting rats
+In the mid-1930s, an endocrinologist named Hans Selye was injecting rats
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−But in the 1940s, it was a radical proposition
+But in the 1930s, it was a radical proposition
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−Standardized wounds healed 40% more slowly in caregivers than matched controls
+Standardized wounds healed about 24% more slowly in caregivers than matched…

Why this is better

Live article body already correctly reflects all 3 corrections (mid-1930s discovery date, 1930s radical-proposition framing, and 24% wound-healing figure). However, the FAQ answer to 'What does cortisol actually do when it is chronically elevated?' still cited the stale unverified '40% slower wound healing' figure for the Kiecolt-Glaser caregiver study - fixed to 'about 24% slower wound healing' to match the corrected body text, re-encoded via the 4-step base64/json op-sequence, and verified clean on re-fetch.

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