Sentences with phrase «animal studies from»

With her passion for animal advocacy and education, Liz went on to earn a certificate in Animal Studies from Humane Society University and her M.A. in Humane Education from Valparaiso University.
Three animal studies from Allen Taylor and his colleagues at Tufts University compared the effects of resistant starch versus highly digestible starch on eye health in rodent models.
Recent animal studies from Cole's group confirm the link: cortisol receptors stopped working in rhesus monkeys that were socially stressed.
It had never been tested in people, only in two animal studies from the 1940s.
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) changed the composition and diversity of gut microbes, which in turn shaped how the drug is broken down and ultimately, cut its effectiveness, according to an animal study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Agave nectar, once thought to be on the list of healthy choices to take advantage of, contains high levels of fructose, which may harm brain function according to an animal study from the University of California Los Angeles.
An animal study from Pennington Biomedical Research Center shows how these supplements may work.

Not exact matches

One widely cited study from 1995 estimated that ruminant animals (such as cows, sheep, and deer) can produce between 250 to 500 liters of methane a day because of how their digestive system works.
Sofia received her B.A. from New York University and was among the first students to graduate from their Animal Studies Initiative.
This helped keep the animals safe at night from wandering off, getting eaten by predators, or from getting stolen, and also helped keep the family in the upper room above (If memory serves me right, Kenneth Bailey writes about this in Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels).
The ancients based their opinions on data gathered from studies of the pregnant mother or through the dissection and vivisection of pregnant animals.
Researchers from Zoological Society of London, Panthera and Wildlife Conservation Society conducted the study and reported that nearly 91 percent of cheetahs have been driven out of their historic range because people have been hunting the animal's prey.
One might then judge that the exclusion of animal purposes from the study of animal behavior today is an obstacle to progress that requires a changed model.
In course of time, unusual events were studied as of special significance; and from this into portents of one sort or another the way was easy: earthquakes, ec1ipses, abnormal births, abnormal weather, celestial phenomena, and then ritualistic phenomena, such as the structure of a sacrificed animal, the spread of oil on water, and so on in manifold ramifications.
So, I'll do more studying, if anyone has any links they could give me it would much appreciated, it is just baffling to me to know that man was created around animals in the beginning how ever, was able to pull away from the animals and begin an intelligent form a language, I can sort of see creating things that they needed from need.
The sense and degree to which psychologists are behaviorists gets its significance from the fact that, in studying animals, that is, the sort of thing that we ourselves are, we have a dual access to reality, which we do not have in studying inanimate nature.
While we all take some inspiration from ancient paganisms, there are some groups who are deeply dedicated to studying the primary texts and archaeological records of their chosen cultural framework to try to make their paths as close to their spiritual ancestors as reasonably possible in the modern world — this includes the use of bonfires and occasionally animal sacrifice.
«Buckland also claimed to have eaten his way straight through the animal kingdom as he studied it and, allegedly, part of Louis XIV's embalmed heart, pinched from the snuffbox of his friend the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The objects of his study range from a class of molecules that have the basic self - duplicating property of living things, through cells which suggest purely physical systems, through animals which give increasing evidence of having minds, to human beings in whom streams of consciousness seem to involve continual choices of action, at the opposite pole from control by impersonal laws of nature.
High - fiber diet keeps gut microbes from eating the colon's lining, protects against infection, animal study shows,
University of Michigan Health System, High - Fiber Diet Keeps Gut Microbes From Eating The Colon's Lining, Protects Against Infection, Animal Study Shows
Another one of Campbell's studies, which he chose to omit from his book, showed that wheat gluten can create similar results to the casein protein — suggesting that perhaps a complete amino acid profile, regardless if it's plant or animal sourced, promotes cell growth, and those can be healthy cells or cancer cells.
My assigned blogger for this month was Lindsay and her blog «The Lean Green Bean» - she is studying to be a Registered Dietitian plus she shares her home with four furry companions, two cats and two dogs, which I personally found very cool because I am an animal lover myself since I grew up with dogs from very early age and in my adult life share my home with 3 cats.
It's easy to conclude from those two animal studies alone that virgin coconut oil is a superior dietary oil for health and is safer to use as a cooking oil than other popular unsaturated fat cooking oils.
From our broad range of collections down to specific case studies on animals, plants and ecosystems, we're studying a range of Australian animals and plants to better understand, protect and strengthen our rich biodiversity.
She also holds a master's degree from the University of Oxford, where she studied as a Fulbright Scholar, and a doctorate from Harvard University, where she wrote her dissertation on Shakespeare's depiction of animals and the natural world.
A number of lab and animal studies have found that healthy organic food may increase antioxidant content, helping to protect cells from damage.
He also specified that the purposes were «to perform and foster study and scientific research related to wildlife propagation, growth and development both associated with and disassociated from the raising of livestock and domestic animals
Experts from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly believe BPA levels currently found in humans are higher than the levels found to cause problems in the studies on animals.
Although there's little scientific data on the effects of BPA on humans, results from animal studies suggest that it's unsafe.
It is interesting that the study of scientists from different countries who studied children's passion for different animals, showed that most children wanted to see namely a dog as a four - legged friend.
These results, coupled with data received from animals studies, can give us a good idea if a product is harmful for human use.
«Indeed animal studies find that the tactile sensation from maternal grasp and proprioception are required to elicit the carrying - induced calming responses» (Esposito).
Animals studies show us that regularly separating baby from mother alters the brain (the first 10 days of life for rats is comparable to the first 6 months for human babies).
In animal studies when pups are rotated from mother to mother, there were significant increases in emotionality and distress.24
Attachment theory stems from psychologist John Bowlby's studies of maternal deprivation and animal behavior research in the early 1950s.
«Meat protein is unhealthy, but protein from nuts and seeds is heart smart: Study reports major comparison of animal, plant proteins.»
She became interested in primate parenting and realized that human mothers could benefit in many ways from her study of the tamarin animal mother.
And while the science may be disputed, depending on who is funding the study, as to whether commonly used food dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40 and 6 others made from petroleum pose a «rainbow of risks» that include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in animal studies), and allergic reactions, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of dyes throughout Europe.
«We are constantly on the look out for findings from animal studies that could be tested in human babies.
The Burger That Shattered Her Life — Stephanie Smith (The New York Times) watch the video 38 % was from Greater Omaha meat packing plant 37 % from Lone Star, a slaughterhouse in Texas 15 % from a processor in Uruguay 10 % from Beef Products International (PINK SLIME) A study done by R.P. Clayton and K.E. Belk in 1998 concluded that a single 4 - ounce ground beef patty was made from, on average, at least 55 different animals to, at most, an average of 1082 animals.
I am unsure why you disagree with using data / results from studying other animals that are known to be similar to humans — I see studies all the time that correlate results in other species (eg, to demonstrate the carcinogenic properties of something, they give it to rats and watch for tumors).
The most recent study report described in these same regions decreased tissue levels of 5 - HT and tryptophan hydroxylase, the synthesizing enzyme for serotonin, and no evidence of excessive serotonin degradation as assessed by levels of 5 - hydroxyindoleacetic acid (the main metabolite of serotonin) or ratios of 5 - hydroxyindoleacetic acid to serotonin.30 A recent article described a significant association between a decrease in medullary 5 - HT1A receptor immunoreactivity and specific SIDS risk factors, including tobacco smoking.40 These data confirm results from earlier studies in humans39, 41 and are also consistent with studies in piglets that revealed that postnatal exposure to nicotine decreases medullary 5 - HT1A receptor immunoreactivity.42 Animal studies have revealed that serotonergic neurons located in the medullary raphe and adjacent paragigantocellularis lateralis play important roles in many autonomic functions including the control of respiration, blood pressure, heart rate, thermoregulation, sleep and arousal, and upper airway patency.
Sheila M Innis; Essential fatty acids in infant nutrition: lessons and limitations from animal studies in relation to studies on infant fatty acid requirements, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 71, Issue 1, 1 January 2000, Pages 238S — 244S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/71.1.238S
All of these toxicological statistics are derived from studies wherein the targets (almost always lab animals) did not receive decontamination or treatment for their injuries.
Prosecuting would be a «difficult and unworkable task, as little or no evidence is available regarding [the substances»] pharmacological activities in vivo in humans and expert witnesses may be reluctant to extrapolate data from animal models, in silico or in vitro studies,» lecturer in criminal law Amber Marks told the committee.
Forward - thinking scientists, many with funding from PETA and its international affiliates, are developing methods for studying diseases and testing products that don't require the use of animals and are actually relevant to human health.
He cautions, however, about drawing too many conclusions from animal studies and early - stage clinical trials.
As Manuela Carneiro, a researcher who took part in the study published in «Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety», informs SINC: «This is due to the type of diet these animals have — strictly carrion from domestic and wild hunting species — because the consumption of hunting species increases the likelihood of ingesting lead.»
GOING VIRAL Genetic studies of viruses from horseshoe bats (shown) in one cave in China suggest the animals are reservoirs of SARS coronaviruses.
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