Dogs are more than man's best friend; they help us understanding better the genetic origin of diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, cardiovascular troubles or diabetes. (eurolupa.org)
The new technique is equally important for neuroscientists who want to study normal brain development and the developmental origins of diseases such as autism, Thomason says. (sciencemag.org)
While the combination of these two phrases would suggest that it was concerned with the onset of the disease rather than its origins, the commercial purpose of the EL insurance contract referred to the causal origins of the disease which would be the exposure of the employee in the noxious activities of his employment. (newlawjournal.co.uk)