Sentences with phrase «against infectious diseases like»

Previous honorees have gone on to drive on - the - ground efforts against infectious diseases like Zika and Ebola, discover new exoplanets and observe gravitational waves, and be recognized with other high honors including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers and the Breakthrough Prize.

Political instability and dangerous conditions in Syria have made it difficult to wage a large - scale public health campaign against infectious diseases like polio.

Not exact matches

Building on these successes, gene therapy may soon be used to correct hereditary genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and Tay - Sachs and to activate the immune response against a wide variety of infectious diseases and cancers.

Although the advances we'll see may not yield dramatic increases in longevity like those observed during the 20th century when society successfully tackled infectious and parasitic diseases, it will probably produce some impressive gains against age - related diseases and disorders.»

According to Dr. Cees Vermeer, one of the world's top researchers into vitamin K, nearly everyone is deficient in it — just like most people are deficient in vitamin D. Most Americans get enough K from their diet to maintain adequate blood clotting, but NOT enough to offer protection against health problems like cancer, osteoporosis, infectious disease, brain conditions, heart disease, varicose veins and more.