background nowadays drug dependence has become one of the main concerns worldwide. indeed, drug dependence and abuse have become personal, social and, health problems that intensively threat human resources. objectives this study aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (mbsr) on health-related quality of life (hrqol) in drug-dependent males. patients and methods an exp...

objective: diabetes is a chronic disease that causes severe side effects in patients. according to the previous studies, the incidence of depression and anxiety is higher among patients with diabetes type 2. the present study was conducted with the aim of examining the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and conscious yoga on depression, anxiety and stress in patients wi...

To examine the genetic variation for drought stress in chamomile, eight accessions belonging to four species were evaluated under both field and greenhouse conditions using normal and late season drought stress. In the field experiment drought stress were initiated with irrigation cease at the commencement of flowering time. In greenhouse experiment, irrigation carried out at flower initiation ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this article was to analyze the quality of life of children suffering from bronchial asthma and to analyze their everyday activity. METHODS The research was conducted in 137 children. The following questionnaires were used in the study: Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) and a questionnaire designed by the authors specifically for the purpose of the st...

A novel cellular response to oxidative stress has been discovered, in which the activity of a molecular chaperone, Hsp33, is modulated by the environmental redox potential. This provides a rapid first defence mechanism against the potentially very harmful toxic effects of oxidative stress.

Article history: Received: March 26, 2016 Revised: April 12, 2016 Accepted: April 23, 2016 Published online: April 24, 2016 The behavioral effects of chewing gum have been studied for over 80 years and much of the research has been concerned with increases in alertness and attention. Another line of research has addressed the issue of whether chewing gum reduces stress. This topic has been stud...