Sentences with phrase «altered organ function»

Not exact matches

As it can take weeks to grow human cells into intact differentiated and functional tissues within Organ Chips, such as those that mimic the lung and intestine, and researchers seek to understand how drugs, toxins or other perturbations alter tissue structure and function, the team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering led by Donald Ingber has been searching for ways to non-invasively monitor the health and maturity of cells cultured within these microfluidic devices over extended times.

Altered stromal microenvironments in non-lymphoid organs may also impact immune function.

This may enable patients to avoid chemotherapy as well as radiation, which can permanently alter the pliability and function of the vagina as well as other organs in the pelvic region and even induce menopause in young women.

And how about mineral water containing inorganic minerals that our body can not process and that disrupt and negatively alter certain bodily organs, functions, and other stuff?

The GI tract has an important job, so changes in the architecture due to smoldering inflammation that eventually alters the main function of the GI tract, which is to absorb nutrients, can lead to devastating consequences that can also involve other important organs.

Kidney — Failure of this organ can lead to chemical imbalances, anemia, compromised immune function, and blood clotting defects as well as altered mental capacity.