Acute mental stress physically remodels blood within minutes, making it more prone to clotting, a real-time study reveals. By testing volunteers under pressure, researchers found that psychological stress triggers a burst of free radicals, altering clot structure and raising cardiovascular risks.

Acute mental stress physically remodels blood within minutes, making it more prone to clotting, a real-time study reveals. By testing volunteers under pressure, researchers found that psychological stress triggers a burst of free radicals, altering clot structure and raising cardiovascular risks.