Introduction: Aging is a normal, inevitable, irreversible and progressive process which is
driven by internal and external factors. Oxidative stress, that is the imbalance between …

Objective Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global disease characterised
by chronic obstruction of lung airflow interfering with normal breathing. Although the …

Nowadays, people are living much longer than they used to do, however they are not free
from ageing. Ageing, an inexorable intrinsic process that affects all cells, tissues, organs and …

Background Cigarette smoking and aging are the main risk factors for pulmonary diseases,
including cancer. Epigenetic aging may explain the relationship between smoking …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a heterogeneous and progressive neurodegenerative disease
which in Western society mainly accounts for clinical dementia. AD has been linked to …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization defined healthy ageing as the
maintenance of functional ability with ageing. Intrinsic capacity is a measurement of healthy …

Background Klotho is an important factor involving aging process. Recently, polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exposure was reported to have adverse impact on DNA …

Introduction Cross-sectional studies have consistently shown an association between
current smoking and oxidative stress biomarkers. However, no longitudinal studies have …

Introdução: o tabagismo é um grave problema de saúde pública em âmbito mundial que
afeta a todas as faixas etárias, causando altas taxas de morbimortalidade evitáveis …

METHODS A cross-sectional study involved 300 primary care professionals (general
practitioners, pharmacists, nurses) in the Ile-de-France region. Data collection occurred via …