Stress management

... ScienceDaily: Anger may be in the genes for women @import "/styles/tabs.css"; Show menu Free newsletter Breaking News Updated every 15 minutes (powered by UPI) All NewsTop NewsBusinessScienceEntertainmentSportsQuirksTopics Arts, Culture And Entertainment Crime, Law And Justice Disaster And Accident Economy, Business And Finance Education Environmental Issue Health Human Interest Labour Lifestyle And Leisure Politics Religion And Belief Science And Technology Social Issue Sport Unrest, Conflicts And War WeatherAnger may be in the genes for womenBUDAPEST, Hungary, March 9 (UPI) - Anger, hostility and aggression may be genetic in women, research released in Budapest, Hungary, said.

"Aggression and hostility are predictors of hypertension, glucose metabolism and heart diseases," said Dr.

Indrani Halder of the University of Pittsburgh, who planned to present her findings at the American Psychosomatic Society's Annual Meeting in Budapest.

"The genetic marker we found for hostility also may be useful for predicting a person's predisposition to such diseases," she said.

Her research looked at the relationship between variations in a serotonin receptor gene and anger and hostility.

Previous research has linked serotonin, a hormone, with anger and aggression.

The new research sought to determine whether the relationship was genetic.

The research was based on 550 unrelated women of European descent.Copyright 2007 by United Press Internatio...

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