The Whitehall study of British civil servants begun in 1967, showed a steep inverse association
between social class, as assessed by grade of employment, and mortality from a wide …

34 hypertensive patients were assigned at random either to six weeks' treatment by yoga
relaxation methods with bio-feedback or to placebo therapy (general relaxation). Both groups …

On screening 192 men and women aged 35-64 were identified as having two or more of the
following risk factors: blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg, plasma …

We provide the first evidence for a link between polyamines and biofilm levels in Yersinia
pestis, the causative agent of plague. Polyamine-deficient mutants of Y. pestis were generated …

Twenty hypertensive patients treated by psychophysical relaxation exercises were followed
up monthly for 12 months. Age and sex matched hypertensive controls were similarly …

Extensive data in a wide range of organisms point to the importance of polyamine homeostasis
for growth. The two most common polyamines found in bacteria are putrescine and …

Employees of a large industry were screened for the presence of coronary risk factors. A
total of 204 employees, aged 35-64 years, with two or more such factors (serum cholesterol …

The field of stress illustrates, better than most, some of the tensions that pervade the growing
public interest in health. We have witnessed some extreme positions: intense public interest …

Pathogenic microbes contain certain abilities to cause infections or diseases in hosts during
interactions. Virulence factors aggravate the defense mechanisms of the host to establish …

PARG [poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase] catalyses the hydrolysis of α(1″→2′) or α(1‴→2″)
O-glycosidic linkages of ADP-ribose polymers to produce free ADP-ribose. We …