Background Despite the streaks of severity, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-
2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is, in general, less frequent and severe in children than in adults …

Chronic stress is well-known to cause physiological distress that leads to body balance
perturbations by altering signaling pathways in the neuroendocrine and sympathetic …

With a rise in the incidence of autoimmune diseases (AiD), health care providers continue to
seek out more efficacious treatment approaches for the AiD patient population. Classic …

Psychological distress has been considered a key component in the psychosocial
functioning and functional disability of the elderly, but the determining factors of social …

Frailty describes an age-associated state in individuals with an increased vulnerability and
less resilience against adverse outcomes. To score frailty, studies have employed the …

The aging process is driven by multiple mechanisms that lead to changes in energy
production, oxidative stress, homeostatic dysregulation and eventually to loss of functionality …

Immunodeficiency is a very common condition in suboptimal health status and during the
development or treatment of many diseases. Recently, probiotics have become an important …

Following acute stress such as trauma or sepsis, most of critically ill elderly patients become
immunosuppressed and susceptible to secondary infections and enhanced mortality. We …

HIV infection has become a chronic disease, with a lower mortality, but a consequent
increase in age-related noninfectious comorbidities. Metabolic disorders have been linked …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 An Introduction to Stress & Health Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded
SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a …