Sentences with phrase «abnormal deposits of»

«These structures are also associated with abnormal deposits of iron, which may correlate with the symptoms of fatigue.

Linda Shavit, MD (University College London Medical School, in the UK, and Shaare Zedek Medical Center, in Israel) and her colleagues wondered whether the heart problems experienced by kidney stone formers might be due to abnormal deposits of calcium in their blood vessels.

This abnormal deposit of fat reduces the transport capacity of the lymphatic fluid.

Not exact matches

People with the transthyretin amyloidosis have mutations in the DNA of the transthyretin gene, which causes abnormal buildup and deposits of a transport protein called transthyretin in nerve and heart cells.

The discovery helps explain why some people who survive heart damage develop abnormal calcium deposits — the main component of bone — in the valves or walls of the heart.

This turned out to be a normal protein in the cells of organisms throughout the animal kingdom — but in brains infected with scrapie and related diseases it turns up in both a normal, soluble form and an abnormal, insoluble form which accumulates in deposits that eventually kill the cells.

Studies in mice specially bred to have features of the disease found that DHA reduces beta - amyloid plaques, abnormal protein deposits in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's, although a clinical trial of DHA showed no impact on people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Our experiments suggest that these abnormal fat deposits could be a trigger for the disease,» said Karl Fernandes, a researcher at the CRCHUM and a professor at University of Montreal.

But this is the first study to show how lifestyle factors directly influence levels of abnormal protein deposits in the brain that have been long tied to Alzheimer's disease.

Familial amyloid polyneuropathy is characterized by abnormal protein deposits that can affect the nerves and other functions of the body.

About 40 percent of Americans have calcified pineals by age seventeen.50 «Calcium, phosphorus and fluoride deposits increase with aging and are likely to cause decreased melatonin production and abnormal pineal function, which could contribute to a variety of effects in humans.»

Scientists have identified a basic pathologic process underlying Alzheimer's development that involves the formation of abnormal protein deposits in the brain known as beta - amyloid plaques, but they still aren't entirely sure what causes this to happen.

Cystitis and cystic calculi: infection of the bladder which often leads to formation of abnormal mineral deposits (bladder stones).

However, autoimmune disease, genetics, obesity, chronic pancreatitis, certain medications and abnormal protein deposits in the pancreas can play a major role in the development of the disease.

Autoimmune disease, genetics, obesity, chronic pancreatitis, certain medications and abnormal protein deposits in the pancreas can play a major role in the development of the disease.

Corneal degeneration is characterized by abnormal deposits (usually a combination of calcium and fats like cholesterol) within the superficial and deep layers of the cornea and is seen most commonly in older dogs.

They are also needed to digest the fat in your body (among other things) and to make sure that your body is not depositing the fat in an abnormal manner or in excess in the form of a fatty tumor.