Sentences with phrase «age animals suggests»

A study of life and extinctions among woolly mammoths and other ice - age animals suggests that interconnected habitats can help Arctic mammal species survive environmental changes.

Not exact matches

Four sheep cloned from the same animal as Dolly are all in good health at the age of 9, suggesting Dolly's osteoarthritis may not have been caused by cloning

Furthermore, animal studies suggest that taste buds produce hormones that are important for glucose metabolism and that, in rodents, taste buds decrease in number with age.

Dr Russell Garwood, from Manchester's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, said: «This is an especially exciting find due to the age of the rocks — these fossils are found in rock layers which actually pre-date the oldest fossils of complex animals — at least that is what all current fossil records would suggest.»

The initial phases of animal evolution proceeded faster than hitherto supposed: New analyses suggest that the first animal phyla emerged in rapid succession — prior to the global Ice Age that set in around 700 million years ago.

They go on to suggest that «lowering levels of TNF may be an effective strategy in improving host defense against S. pneumoniae in older adults,» and that, «although it may be counterintuitive to limit inflammatory responses during a bacterial infection, [some existing] clinical observations and our animal model indicate that anti-bacterial strategies need to be tailored to the age of the host.»

But Finch's results suggested instead that cells and genes in aged mammals function no differently from those in younger animals, given the right physiological milieu — in this case, a sufficient dose of glucocorticoids.

Pancreas tissue from acutely sleep - deprived aged animals exhibited a marked increase in CHOP, a protein associated with cell death, suggesting a maladaptive response to cellular stress with age that was amplified by sleep deprivation.

Additionally, the wheel lock and other animal model suggest that exercise during youth may help preserve muscle mass over the course of aging and lower the activity of genes associated with cardiovascular disease.

Recent evidence from population, patient and animal research suggests that aging - associated changes in the pelvic vasculature, resulting in atherosclerosis and vascular dysfunction, may be important contributing factors to LUTS.

«They are also very worn which suggests the animals to which they belonged lived to a good age for their species.

The authors noted that for middle - aged people «when the percent calories from animal protein was controlled for, the association between total protein and all - cause and cancer mortality was eliminated or significantly reduced, respectively, suggesting animal protein mediates a significant portion of these relationships.

While one study suggests that high doses of supplemental vitamin C makes osteoarthritis, a type of degenerative arthritis that occurs with aging, worse in laboratory animals, another indicates that vitamin C - rich foods, such as parsley, provide humans with protection against inflammatory polyarthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis involving two or more joints.

In agreement with other epidemiological and animal studies, our findings suggest that a diet in which plant - based nutrients represent the majority of the food intake is likely to maximize health benefits in all age groups.

These two oddities strongly suggest that the appearance of negative health outcomes from protein is due to confounding factors — behaviors or foods associated with animal protein consumption in middle age, rather than effects caused by the protein itself.

Nutritionfacts.org has suggested that eating less animal meat is a path to true wellness and ability at any age.

A comparison of body weight of control animals from both studies with each other, and against data collected in a multi-centred relational database of primate ageing, suggests that the NIA control monkeys were effectively undergoing CR.

A 2012 mouse study found that aged animals eating resistant starch had the same body weight as aged animals eating digestible starch — suggesting that aged animals did not eat less food when their diet contained resistant starch.

«Animal studies suggest that a diet rich in phytochemicals may enhance neuroplasticity and resistance to neuroinflammation, mitigating or preventing neurodegenerative changes in the brain that are typical in a number of age - related CNS disorders (including PD).

Because of the effective use of the ketogenic diet in reducing seizures (see above), it has been suggested that it may also improve the clinical status in brain injury, especially by reducing the incidence of long - term consequences, such as epilepsy.79 Positive effects of a ketogenic diet have also been reported in reducing the cortical contusion volume in an age - dependent manner in an animal model of cortical injury, which is related to the maturation - dependent variability in brain ketone metabolism.92 These findings were also supported by the demonstration that a ketogenic diet reduced post-traumatic cognitive and motor function impairment, at least in a rat model.93

While one study suggests that high doses of supplemental vitamin C makes osteoarthritis, a type of degenerative arthritis that occurs with aging, worse in laboratory animals, another indicates that vitamin C - rich foods, such as lemons and limes, provide humans with protection against inflammatory polyarthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis involving two or more joints.

The animal hospital diagnosis could not exactly determine the cause of Dokken's kidney failure but suggested it could have been age, genetics, and a possible underlying occult infection (Lyme Disease?).

Another similar study revealed that the aging canines who consumed antioxidant - rich food recognized familiar faces (both human and animal) more easily than those who didn't, suggesting that antioxidants may be the key to keeping your pooch from becoming senile as they age.

For individuals 17 years of age and under, we can suggest fun activities that can be completed in the local community to help benefit our animals — just ask!

Suggested for ages 12 and under, the Junior Pet Lovers program recognizes children's efforts to help us change the lives of Tallahassee's homeless animals by donating goods or funds in support of our efforts.

Scientific studies suggest that performing an early age spaying is no riskier than performing the surgery at 6 months, provided the animal is healthy.

The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior suggests that «enrolling in puppy classes prior to three months of age can be an excellent means of improving training, strengthening the human - animal bond, and socializing puppies in an environment where risk of illness can be minimized&rAnimal Behavior suggests that «enrolling in puppy classes prior to three months of age can be an excellent means of improving training, strengthening the human - animal bond, and socializing puppies in an environment where risk of illness can be minimized&ranimal bond, and socializing puppies in an environment where risk of illness can be minimized».

In 2002, veterinary behaviorist Dr. Jacqui Neilson suggested that mental exercises could be used to help slow down age - related cognitive decline in animals, based on studies of humans with Alzheimer's disease.

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) recommends annual wellness exams at a minimum and as your pet ages, they suggest an increase in frequency of visits.

We suggest that you not use the other selection fields for Breed, Size or Age since most of our animals are mixed breed and vary in size and aAge since most of our animals are mixed breed and vary in size and ageage.

As the term suggests, this practice is built around the notion of surrounding your pooch with other animals and people of all ages.

For example, Boehringer Ingelheim's Protech C3 label suggests finishing the primary vaccination program at 10 weeks: http://www.infopest.com.au/extra/asp/infopest/nra/labels.asp?prodcode=51487 MSD Animal Health's Nobivac DHP Continuum vaccine label recommends final puppy vaccination at 10 weeks: http://www.infopest.com.au/extra/asp/infopest/nra/labels.asp?prodcode=59043 Virbac's Canigen DHA2P vaccine label recommends the second primary dose at 12 weeks also stating: «In situations where high maternal antibody and potential challenge is possible an additional vaccination should be considered at 16 weeks of age.»

Whimsy and narrative collide into a psychologically charged surrealism where children and animals alike seem to ponder weightier issues than their age or inclination would suggest.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Formulated an organic pesticide, the use of which resulted in high organic content and crop yield • Saved 23 farm animals from an impending disease (discovered on the adjacent farmland) by quickly isolating and vaccinating them • Devised a novel irrigation system to provide water to all crop lines, without the use of sophisticated and expensive machinery • Suggested using the age old method of hand seeding, resulting in increased crop growth

While animal data would suggest that institutional rearing would lead to reduced hippocampal volume, some investigators have suggested that such effects may not become evident in humans until later in life.18 Consistent with this, decreased hippocampal volumes have been found in numerous studies of adults who experienced high levels of childhood stress / trauma.19, 20 In spite of this hypothesized delayed hippocampal effect, a positive impact of early supportive parenting on hippocampal development has been detected as early as school age.21