background: alzheimer’s disease (ad) is the most prevalent degenerative disorder of the brain among elderly individuals. many studies indicate that oxidative stress is an important pathogenic factor which involves oxidizing macromolecules such as dna, lipids, and proteins in ad. green tea is a rich source of antioxidant compounds that can remove radical oxygen species. the purpose of this study...

many jobs have stressful situations. burn out will occurred when$ job stress is high and no action takes for coping with it. in present survey$ the effectiveness of fordyce's happiness cognitive - behavioral model if happiness were studied on decreasing burn out of social workers. 24 samples were randomly selected among the social workers with low burnout grades$ and divided in two groups ...

the current research aimed to evaluate effectiveness of cognitive behavioural treatment on enhancing mental health of pregnant women and their infants gaining weight. in a quasi-experimental study, participants were randomly assigned to the experimental (64 persons) or control (78 persons) groups . the experimental group received an 8 session of cognitive behavior intervention. for all of the p...

Normal brain aging is an inevitable and heterogeneous process characterized by a selective pattern of structural changes. Such heterogeneity arises as a consequence of cumulative effects over the lifespan, including stress and mood effects, which drive different micro- and macro-structural alterations in the brain. Investigating these differences in healthy age-related changes is a major challe...

The study aimed to check the mediation role of cognitive emotional regulation for emotional safety and emotional problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. The sample of this study consisted of 240 high school students in Fasa, Fars (120 girls and 120 boys). The method of sampling was multistage cluster sampling. The mean age for the sample was 16.3 years old with SD=1.5. The scales that ...

Objective: The present study aimed at examining the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on psychological aspects of Quality of Life, depression, anxiety, and stress in patients with multiple sclerosis. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest and control group design. A total of 30 members of the MS Society of Semnan City, Iran, was selected by pur...

Objective(s): Stress alters sensory and cognitive function in humans and animals. Angiotensin (AT) receptors have demonstrated well-established interactions in sets of physiological phenomena. AT1 receptors can play a part in stress-induced activation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis; besides angiotensinergic neurotransmission plays a pivotal role in stress-evoked physiological resp...