"Lack of Resilience as A Teen Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk as an Adult"
Men who have low resistance to psychological stress at age 18 may face considerably higher risk for type 2 diabetes in adulthood compared to those better able to handle stress, according to new research. "Other studies have found that stressful life experiences in mid-adulthood are linked with a higher risk of developing diabetes," said lead author Casey Crump, MD, PhD, senior faculty in population health science and policy at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Learn more.