When less is more: hormesis against stress and disease

When less is more: hormesis against stress and disease – In his masterpiece "The Twilight of the Idols", the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche stated: "What does not kill me, makes me stronger". Indeed, at least in specific cases, exposure to low amounts of a toxic substance or stressor may render an organism more resistant to higher (and otherwise detrimental) doses of the same trigger. This (...)