UNDATED -- While you can't be allergic to stress, stress can make you more allergic to everything else.
Ohio University researchers exposed volunteers to an allergen through a skin-prick.
Some volunteers were then asked to either deliver a speech or solve math problems in their head.
Researchers measured the size of the red patch raised by the allergen on the skin.
The results concluded that the added stress made the patches, on average, 75% larger than those volunteers without the added stress.
Ohio University researchers exposed volunteers to an allergen through a skin-prick.
Some volunteers were then asked to either deliver a speech or solve math problems in their head.
Researchers measured the size of the red patch raised by the allergen on the skin.
The results concluded that the added stress made the patches, on average, 75% larger than those volunteers without the added stress.