Sentences with phrase «affect health and disease»

These different fats affect health and disease differently.

«The human microbiome is largely unexplored,» said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. «It is essential that we understand how microorganisms interact with the human body to affect health and disease.

If it turns the wrong genes on or off, it can affect health and disease just as surely as can changes in the DNA itself.

In the review, Amanda Forde, PhD, and Colin Hill, PhD, of the APC Microbiome Institute at University College Cork, in Ireland, note that phages have complex relationships with bacteria in the gut that could affect health and disease.

Not exact matches

The research was conducted by dozens of international health and environmental experts and incorporates data from the ambitious Global Burden of Disease project, which highlighted how smoking, blood pressure, poor diet, and environmental factors affect human health earlier this year.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that food allergies are a growing food safety and public health concern that affect an estimated 4 — 6 percent of children in the United States.

Confirming the second case in NSW, the state health department said it was not sure how many others may be affected given the berries were widely distributed and the potential for people to develop the disease in the coming weeks.

There are many diseases which affect your baby health, which include asthma, bronchitis, croup and pneumonia.

It went on to say that, «Wear Red Day is an important effort on the part of the American Heart Association to help women understand the reality that heart disease affects people of both genders, so that they can assess their own personal family history and lifestyle risk factors as well as make health choices that will enhance life for themselves and their families.»

Scott's executive order requires the state health officer to «take any action necessary to protect public health» and allows the commissioner of agriculture to issue a «mosquito declaration» in the affected counties to reduce populations of the insects that can spread the disease.

The dispute between the two has affected how the city deals with everything from homelessness and affordable housing to both the Ebola and Legionnaire's Disease health crises.

National and local health care officials said cuts in federal spending to combat the Zika virus means fewer pregnant women will be tested and there will be less money available to develop a vaccine and research how the disease affects fetal brains.

Mr Boateng noted that drug abuse and addiction also caused sexual exposure which could lead to teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases that have been major health issues affecting the adolescents in the country.

Most Muslims live in deprived inner city conurbation and, as such, they are disproportionately affected by many social diseases such as drugs, criminality and mental health problems.

CHICKENPOX COMMON AMONG CHILDREN DESPITE VACCINE The highly contagious varicella - zoster virus (VZV), commonly known as chickenpox, often affects children under age 12 and sometimes even after they have been vaccinated against the disease, Oneida County Health Department officials warned today following reports of an outbreak in Herkimer County.

According to the Permanent Secretary of the state's Ministry of Health, Dr. Taye Oni, who spoke with journalists in Akure on Tuesday, the disease has affected two people in Owo Local Government and two people in Akoko North - West Local Government.

But with hundreds of channels you can measure carbon and nitrogen content, and you can tell a lot about plant health, plant disease, or leaf chemistry, all of which affect crop yield.»

This means that by taking an over-the-counter medication, people can ward off a disease that, according to Alzheimer's Disease International's World Alzheimer Report 2016, affects an estimated 47 million people worldwide, costs health care systems worldwide more than US$ 818 billion per year and is the fifth leading cause of death in those aged 65 ordisease that, according to Alzheimer's Disease International's World Alzheimer Report 2016, affects an estimated 47 million people worldwide, costs health care systems worldwide more than US$ 818 billion per year and is the fifth leading cause of death in those aged 65 orDisease International's World Alzheimer Report 2016, affects an estimated 47 million people worldwide, costs health care systems worldwide more than US$ 818 billion per year and is the fifth leading cause of death in those aged 65 or older.

Sickle cell disease affects 70,000 to 100,000 Americans and millions globally, inflicting suffering and high health - care costs.

Researchers from the Texas A&M School of Public Health, the University of Michigan and the University of Georgia analyzed national health statistics to gain a better understanding of how different socioeconomic factors affect the prevalence of diabetes and prevention and management of the diHealth, the University of Michigan and the University of Georgia analyzed national health statistics to gain a better understanding of how different socioeconomic factors affect the prevalence of diabetes and prevention and management of the dihealth statistics to gain a better understanding of how different socioeconomic factors affect the prevalence of diabetes and prevention and management of the disease.

It is important for NASA to learn how bacterial communities that play roles in human health and disease are affected by spaceflight.

Professor Roger Hewson, leading the study from Public Health England, Porton Down, said: «Ebola virus is such a devastating infection to the people affected by the disease and the economy of West Africa.

For decades, research has suggested a link between oral health and inflammatory diseases affecting the entire body — in particular, heart attacks and strokes.

Compared to eating earlier in the day, prolonged delayed eating can increase weight, insulin and cholesterol levels, and negatively affect fat metabolism, and hormonal markers implicated in heart disease, diabetes and other health problems, according to results from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

The researchers analyzed how the changes affected indicators of cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure, heart rate and other markers for heart disease and stroke, like high «bad» cholesterol levels.

«Previous studies have shown that black people are more likely to have a poor sense of smell than whites and yet may be less likely to develop Parkinson's disease,» said Chen, who is part of MSU's Global Impact Initiative, an effort to help accelerate research in key areas affecting the world such as health and energy.

Previous research has shown that changes in the weather can affect the health of vulnerable people — for example, heat waves and cold spells have been shown to increase disease and even lead to death in people from low - income neighborhoods.

Several species of protozoa reside in the human gut, and some of them are prevalent in patients with gastrointestinal disease, suggesting that similar host - parasite interactions could affect human health.

«This study allowed us to utilize all our tools — and even though this virus does not appear to affect mammals, we are continuing to refine those tools so we can be better prepared for the next outbreak of disease that could have an impact on human health.»

These results remained significant even when other factors affecting health were taken into account, such as socio - economic status, education, weight, existing disease and level of physical function.

In addition to the dangers posed to fetal development, unregulated amounts of nanoparticles in the environment are now known to affect us at the cellular level, and the genetic consequences could be at the root of the greatest public health crises, including heart disease, hypertension, obesity and diabetes.

Their findings, which have been published online in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, expand the type of gut - resident microorganism that can affect the health of their host and suggest that related parasites may cause gastrointestinal disease in humans.

«We agreed that whole - blood therapies and convalescent serum may be used to treat Ebola virus disease and that all efforts must be invested into helping affected countries use them safely,» Marie - Paule Kieny, assistant director general for health systems and innovation at WHO told reporters.

The researchers from the University's Institute of Infection and Global Health ranked the top 100 pathogens affecting humans and the top 100 affecting domestic animals using a system which, they believe, will help governments across the continent plan for risks associated with the spread of infectious diseases, including as a result of climate change, and for biosecurity.

UBC researchers Jenn Jakobi and Gareth Jones, both Health and Exercise Sciences professors at UBC's Okanagan campus, recently completed a study that examined the methods used to monitor the progressive advancement of Parkinson's disease (PD)-- a degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 9 to11 percent of the U.S. adult population and is a serious public health problem worldwide.

National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease — otulipenia — that primarily affects young children.

«Liver disease is now the fifth most common cause of death in Australia, affecting 6 million Australians, and with significant financial cost to the health system.

But amid this governmental turmoil, another, longer - term development is under way that will affect the lives of everyone in the U.S. and take its toll on others around the world — the loss of critical expertise and capacity in the science agencies of the federal government, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, among many others.

We are already widening the application of multivariate analysis to other diseases which commonly affect our pets, and subsequently, this work could also have benefits to human health.»

HEALTH • A clearer understanding of the barrier between the brain and the circulatory system may lead to better treatment options for diseases that affect the brain, such as cancer or Alzheimer's.

Among the interesting topics covered in Pathways are: the changing role of the patient in the total health equation and the ways in which decentralized information is affecting their expectations and demands; the dearth of pipeline products among international pharmaceutical companies against a backdrop of increased research and development spending; the dynamics of emerging markets and their rising demand for therapies in chronic disease; the value of drugs and biotechnology solutions within the context of global economic realities.

They warn that more frequent and more severe natural disasters, instability in food and water supply, the spread of infectious disease, and forced migration «are already affecting human health and provide a glimpse of the near future.»

That's a good thing, says Mark Keim, associate director for science in the Office of Environmental Health Emergencies at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it can both improve disaster response and allow affected populations to take control of their situation as well as feel empowered.

Considering my small role in the universe, I thought I could best apply myself to trying to treat or even cure diabetes, and possibly other diseases that affect the health and lives of millions.

It includes an overview of African Americans» burden of cardiovascular disease; how traditional risk factors and adverse health behaviors affect the disparities between African Americans and whites; a discussion of the genetic and biological factors that might contribute to cardiovascular disease in African Americans; and medical treatments and the social, cultural and environmental factors that influence prevention and disease management in African Americans.

Most people with Alzheimer's disease and other memory - affecting conditions also get aggressive, agitated, depressed, anxious, or delusional from time to time, says senior author Helen C. Kales, M.D., head of the U-M Program for Positive Aging and Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Health System and investigator at the VA Center for Clinical Management Research.

«Testosterone can compromise your immune system; it can affect your health,» Lummaa says, and the mothers of sons proved especially susceptible to endemic infectious disease, such as tuberculosis.

«Our findings also have important implications for mitochondrial diseases in humans, because this research significantly advances our understanding of how mitochondrial DNA mutations affect individuals and populations, and provides a potential mechanism to explain how different genetic variants may affect health,» Dr Rollins said.

Articles focus on topics including how healthy relationships early in life affect physical and mental health in childhood and beyond; the role of intimate relationships in coronary heart disease; the need to focus on partners when treating someone with chronic disease; and the increasingly complex biological pathways involved linking relationships to health.