oxidative stress

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A condition of increased oxidant production in animal cells characterized by the release of free radicals and resulting in cellular degeneration.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yes, cops are under stress and tension (though their jobs are far less dangerous than normally supposed).
We Need Our Police to Be Better Than This|Nick Gillespie|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nor do these studies address the structural and systematic issues that contribute to obesity, such as poverty and stress.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It also means not having to stress about cleaning out your DVR.
Four TV Shows We Can’t Wait to Return In 2015|DISH|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Moreover, trucks, dust, and boomtown stress are the effects of any large-scale industrial activity.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Feeling himself irresistibly driven by the sudden stress to some kind of action, he sprang to his feet—and screamed!
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
This description is only imperfect in this point that sufficient stress is not laid on the words fall off.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
Although many British actors and musicians were participants in this theater, it often suffered from financial stress.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
They looked over the parapet because that method was more sure and quick, and the stress of the battle was great.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
It is not necessary to repeat the outlines of his political attitude during the storm and stress of Wallace's memorable struggle.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison