American Indian adults are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease compared with
non-Hispanic white adults. Scant research exists examining the underlying physiological …

The neuroactive steroid allopregnanolone (ALLO) is stress sensitive, negatively modulates
the HPA axis, and has been implicated in mood disorders. We examined ethnic differences …

Background The monoamine oxidase-A (MAOA) gene plays a vital role in the metabolism of
neurotransmitters, eg, serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. A polymorphism in the …

Objective: To study the effects of stress among lady health visitors and housewives in regard
to their serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels …

Background: South Asians (SA) from the Indian Subcontinent are known to have coronary
artery disease (CAD) at a very young age and also to have a more diffuse disease when …

A cohort type study was designed to evaluate environmental, psychological and
physiological stresses in nurses and housewives and to correlate with their serum total …

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown significant ethnic differences in
coronary heart disease death rates with South Asians showing significantly greater coronary …

India is an ancient and dynamic culture with a continuous civilization since 2500 BCE The
people that inhabited the Indus River Valley founded a culture reliant on commerce and …

The aim of this research was to investigate the role of sex, ethnicity and cognitive appraisals,
separately and in combination, on the physiological stress response. One hundred and eight …

Most previous studies have demonstrated the superiority of active coping, but less is known
about the role of coping in perceived ethnic and racial discrimination. The purpose of this …