Hormesis is the response of organisms to a mild stressor resulting in improved health and
longevity. Mild heat shocks have been thought to induce hormetic response because they …

Extremely hot events (usually involving a few hours at extreme high temperatures in
summer) are expected to increase in frequency in temperate regions under global warming …

Plastic responses to heat and desiccation stress in insects have been studied in many
laboratory experiments on Drosophila. However, in these studies the possible interaction …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) generally is a late-onset neurodegenerative disease.
Mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene account for approximately …

Experimental mild heat shock is widely known as an intervention that results in extended
longevity in various models along the evolutionary lineage. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are …