Even though stress may be adaptive in the short run, prolonged stress reactions may have adverse effects on many different aspects of physical and mental health [1,2] and on cognitive performance [3]. Thus, the high prevalence of stress-related conditions is of considerable concern both from viewpoint of the burdens on the society they cause (i.e., in terms of health-care costs, costs for sick ...

This study aimed to analyze individual cortisol levels in relation to work conditions, sleep, and health parameters among truck drivers working day shifts (n = 21) compared to those working irregular shifts (n = 21). A total of 42 male truck drivers (39.8 (+/-) 6.2 yrs) completed questionnaires about sociodemographics, job content, work environment, health, and lifestyle. Rest-activity profiles...

et al. Imaginal exposure alone and imaginal exposure with cognitive restructuring in treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Q For people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), does cognitive restructuring with prolonged imaginal exposure lead to greater symptom relief than imaginal exposure alone? METHODS Design: Randomised controlled trial.

The effect of prolonged mental stress on upper small bowel motility was studied in 11 healthy, medical students using a pressure-sensitive radio-pill. During eight hours of continuous observation, subjects were stressed for four hours with a modified dichotomous listening test. During the first two hours of stress, inhibition of fasting motor complexes occurred and this effect was marked in the...

Presently, no clear-cut guidelines are available to suggest the more appropriate physical activity for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus due to paucity of experimental data obtained under patients' usual life conditions. Accordingly, we explored the oxidative stress levels associated with a prolonged moderate intensity, but fatiguing, exercise performed under usual therapy in patients with...

Introduction: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is an important cereal of traditional farming systems that has the natural ability to withstand various abiotic stresses such as drought, which is one of the most important manifestations of abiotic stress in plants. These plants have however evolved mechanisms that allow them to adapt and survive prolonged periods of water deficit at some level o...

Smokers who wish to quit may refrain from doing so if they expect to experience more stress after haven given up. We test if stress-related expectations about smoking cessation are associated with quit attempts and abstinence among smokers who are motivated to quit. The study included 1809 daily smokers in Denmark in 2011-2013. Stress-related expectations (do you think you will be more, less or...

Exposure to early-life stress is associated with long-term alterations in brain and behavior, and may aggravate the outcome of neurological insults. This study aimed at investigating the possible interaction between maternal separation, a model of early stress, and subsequent neonatal hypoxia-ischemia on emotional behavior and markers of synaptic plasticity in hippocampus. Therefore, rat pups (...

OBJECTIVE Shear stress is known to modulate gene expression. However, the molecular link between blood flow and long-time vessel adaptation is still unclear. In this study, the variations of gene expression by prolonged shear stress exposure was investigated in order to identify genes possibly involved in flow dependent vascular adaptation. METHODS Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVE...