There is a growing body of scientific research showing the link between depression and
dementia in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The chronic stress contributes to the formation of …

Exposure to chronic adverse conditions, and the resultant activation of the neurobiological
response cascade, has been associated with an increased risk of early onset of age-related …

This chapter presents concepts, technical tips and calculations, along with some illustrative
examples of how the ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay has been applied in …

Psychosocial maternal stress experienced during different vulnerable periods throughout
gestation is thought to increase the individual's risk to develop neuropsychiatric …

This paper reviews the body of evidence that major depression is accompanied by a
decreased antioxidant status and by induction of oxidative and nitrosative (IO&NS) …

Many studies support a crucial role for oxidative & nitrosative stress (O&NS) in the
pathophysiology of unipolar and bipolar depression. These disorders are characterized inter …

Psychological stress has been proposed as a major contributor to the progression of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Acute mental stress can activate the sympathetic-adrenal …

Chronic stress is a risk factor for numerous aging-related diseases and has been shown to
shorten lifespan in humans and other social mammals. Yet how life stress causes such a …

Micronucleus (MN) frequency in cytokinesis-blocked peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL)
has become one of the best-established biomarkers for studying DNA damage occurring in …

There is now evidence that depression, as characterized by melancholic symptoms, anxiety,
and fatigue and somatic (F&S) symptoms, is the clinical expression of peripheral cell …