Sentences with phrase «animal research suggests»

Preliminary animal research suggests the herb may be helpful in normalizing blood sugar and improving insulin sensitivity, which would be helpful to diabetics.

It's not very high in most vitamins or minerals, but animal research suggests eggplant may help lower cholesterol and improve other markers of heart health (66).

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.

While assisted reproductive techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)-- which involves the direct injection of sperm into the egg cell — can overcome head or tail abnormalities in sperm, recent animal research suggests that fertility doctors must use these techniques with care.

The analysis by Kearns and her colleagues of the industry's own documents, in contrast, suggests that the industry knew of animal research suggesting this link and halted funding to protect its commercial interests half a century ago.

Not exact matches

Saturated fat was once considered bad for you but research is now being conducted to suggest that plant - based saturated fats, like coconut oil, may not have the same negative effects of animal based saturated fats, like butter.

Animal and preliminary human research has also suggested that some types of casein protein might be associated with increased risk or severity of autism.

Animal research has suggested that a diet high in casein protein (but not a diet with similar amounts of plant proteins) might increase cancer risk.

While not a lot of research can tell us the effects of BPA on humans, studies on animals suggest it may be dangerous to brain development, the reproductive system, and the immune system.

Some research suggests that some children and teenagers with reactive attachment disorder may display callous, unemotional traits that can include behavior problems and cruelty toward people or animals.

In a sign that the horsemeat scandal continues to affect consumer sentiment around food quality and safety, new consumer research published by the NOAH suggests that shoppers are more confused than ever about animal medicines and how they are used to protect the health and welfare of animals on farms.

Analysis suggests that the gene cluster is likely to be actively expressed and producing the toxin, so the research team are interested in performing further research to understand what effects carrying this bacterium has on the animals.

«From our earlier research, we already know that goats are smarter than their reputation suggests, but these results show how they can communicate and interact with their human handlers even though they were not domesticated as pets or working animals.»

«Our research suggests that if properly managed, these protected areas could still protect most large animals, which are critical seed dispersers that maintain the full spectrum of tropical forest dynamics.

Because research with animals suggests that drinking during adolescence can set you up for a whole lifetime of bad decisions.

Research at the University of Liverpool suggests pets and other domesticated animals could provide new clues into the emergence of infections that can spread between animals and humans.

While cigarette smoke contains more than 8,000 chemicals, current and published research in humans and in animals suggests that the molecule acrolein likely contributes significantly to the cardiovascular toxicity of traditional tobacco cigarette smoke, Conklin said.

«Neither am I suggesting that animal research is irrelevant to understanding human conscious feelings of fear.

Taken together, the research suggests that the host range of this virus group is quite diverse — and highlights the potential relevance of these viruses to animal and human health.

McCrea's research suggests that the skin ridge patterns found in some footprint fossils are unique to particular groups of animals.

The study suggests there may be «many more such instances of misidentification of animal species» — especially considering that the sunfish is relatively large and hard to miss — says Byrappa Venkatesh, a geneticist at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore, who was not involved in the new research.

Although the amendments to the animal - research directive were first suggested in 2001, final decisions may not be made for up to 2 years.

Research at Tufts University and elsewhere suggests some potential animal models and endocrinological mechanisms for postpartum mental distress, broadly defined.

In fact, the water around such animals flows with their go, new research has found, suggesting tiny swimmers may have a big impact on ocean mixing.

The new research, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Munich, suggests that exposure to the microbial environment in animal skin and fur could have a protective effect against asthma and allergies.

Each commitment has a series of suggested actions for organizations, including nominating a spokesperson to answer questions about animal research, supporting researchers who want to talk about their work, and including information on the role animals played in announcements about scientific advances.

Dr Andrea Manica, co-author of the paper from the University of Cambridge, added: «Our research reveals that the collective performance of groups is strongly driven by their composition, suggesting that consistent behavioural differences among groups could be a widespread phenomenon in animal societies.»

But this remarkable therapeutic benefit isn't limited to MS. Previous research in animal models that mimic other diseases suggest that certain forms of amyloids can ease damage from strokes, traumatic brain injuries and even heart attacks.

However, animals that had mutations with Pcdha9, but not Sap130, can display defects in the aorta, but with normal - sized left ventricles, suggesting interaction between the two genes is needed to cause all the features of HLHS,» said Xiaoqin Liu, M.D., Ph.D., the first author of the new study and a research instructor in Lo's lab.

A new study in animal models, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), suggests that the eye's lacrimal glands can be repaired by injecting a kind of regenerative «progenitor» cell.

Despite what their name suggests, fishers don't actually eat fish, but one thing the fierce and furry animal does do is force foxes to fend differently, the research shows.

Research by a University of Southampton archaeologist suggests that early humans, who lived thousands of years before Neanderthals, were able to work together in groups to hunt and slaughter animals as large as the prehistoric elephant.

Research at the University of Witwatersrand and the Transvaal Museum suggests that the animals and the hominids found at Makansgat were the prey of hyenas and large cats that used the cave as a den.

«Our results and the historical record suggest that a high learning capacity and long distance migrations enabled Namibian elephants to shift their ranges to survive against high variability in climate and in hunting pressure,» said first author Yasuko Ishida, a research scientist in animal sciences at Illinois.

Behavioral and genetics studies requiring more animals could potentially be done in nontraditional research setting such as sanctuaries or zoos, suggested working group co-chair neurologist Daniel Geschwind of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Common bias safeguards used in clinical trials not always followed in animal research, study suggests

Although there are no controlled human studies, research in animals also suggests that a stimulating environment can compensate for lead - induced brain damage.

He's presented research findings based on several analyses he's done that suggest once sucralose levels in a body of water rise above 57 parts per trillion, it's an indicator that the water is experiencing some level of human impact and the onset of eutrophication — nutrient loading that can encourage plant growth and suffocate animal life.

Regardless of the cause of the distinct populations at the vents, the new research suggests these animal populations might be more fragile than suspected, which raises a looming concern.

But prior research on the effects of famine in humans and in laboratory animals suggest that famine does indeed cause such health risks, the study authors said.

During the 1970s, research with animals also suggested that acetylcholine might be a key neurotransmitter in memory formation; for instance drugs such as scopolamine, which deplete brain acetylcholine also impair memory.

To support his argument that we and other animals don't have an evolved capacity for number per se, Nunez cites several different strands of research in the current literature, including experimental work with humans from non-industrialized cultures, which suggests an imprecise approach to quantity.

Animal tail movements reveal their emotional states, particularly the exasperation they feel when stymied during problem - solving tasks, new research suggests.

Animals, including humans, can make surprisingly good decisions just based on the food in their stomach, new research suggests.

A number of scientific results suggest a biological basis for sexual orientation, but these results do not point to one simple biological or genetic explanation.2 Perhaps the best recent reviews of the scientific research relevant to this issue are found in a special issue of the journal Frontiers of Neuroendocrinology, the official journal of the International Neuroendocrine Federation and the American Neuroendocrine Society, that was published in April 2011.3 The papers in the special issue make clear that substantial evidence exists in animals for biological bases of sexual partner preference based on sex.

Beaming red light at animals soon after they've drunk methanol partially protects their eyes against that chemical's blinding effects, research on rats suggests.

Separate research by Daniel Rubenstein, a Princeton University professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and a co-author of the Open Science paper, and Princeton undergraduate Damaris Iriondo strongly suggests that boldly striped zebras have external body temperatures about five degrees Fahrenheit cooler than other animals of the same size — like antelopes — that do not have stripes but live in the same areas.

Sounds like science fiction, but new research in an animal model of hemophilia suggests that it can work - and now HD researchers are on the case.

Katherine W. Klinger, PhD, Senior Vice President for Genetics and Genomics at the Genzyme Corporation, and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine suggested that for an orphan disease it may be necessary to use multiple animal models in the preclinical research stage, because one animal model may not fully recapitulate the human disease.

Research using climate models suggests that the combined effects of higher temperatures and lower oxygen will drive many marine animals away from their current habitats to areas with more oxygen, according to in a recent press release...