Sentences with phrase «behavioral changes such as»

Signs of the stress might include behavioral changes such as picking fights, mistreating pets, becoming impulsive, skipping school, and experimenting with drugs and alcohol.

When toxicosis sets in, the animal will display behavioral changes such as loss of coordination and loss of bladder control.

Overall, the signs of depression in dogs are behavioral changes such as:

Increased thirst can also be an indication of cystitis, which is an inflammation of the bladder, and is normally accompanied by behavioral changes such as passage of only small amounts of urine at a time and urinating away from the litter box.

Older cats with painful joints may be reluctant to move around, and may also show behavioral changes such as inappropriate elimination.

It causes bad breath, oral pain, behavioral changes such as reduced appetite, and may affect distant organs such as the kidneys, liver and heart.

Pain slows healing, decreases activity and causes behavioral changes such as aggression, anxiety and depression.

Symptoms of diabetes in hamsters include: excessive thirst, trembling, an unsteady gate, rapid heartbeat, lethargy, breathing difficulties, behavioral changes such as extreme irritability or unusual aggression, lack of coordination or even coma.

Sexual maturity can be gauged a number of ways including; visualizing testicles in the scrotal sacs, a well developed vulva, a mature body condition, and by behavioral changes such as urine spraying and increased aggression.

Behavioral changes such as apprehension, nervousness, anxiety and solitude may become noticeable, and a fever may develop.

Watch your dog for 3 weeks to see if there are any behavioral changes such as lameness, lethargy, and loss of appetite.

Watch for behavioral changes such as aggression, fear, eating, sleeping, and elimination problems, lethargy and self - mutilation.

Other symptoms include changes in weight and appetite, drinking or urinating more or less, and behavioral changes such as listlessness or depression.

Doctors could potentially use the pneumonia prediction score to encourage older adults to get the pneumococcal vaccine that protects against pneumonia, as well as to counsel at - risk individuals about positive behavioral changes such as quitting smoking, said the researchers.

Nothing wrong with developing new hobbies and improving your appearance of course, but if these changes coincide with some other behavioral changes such as a lack of interest in sex, then this could well be telling you that a potential divorce is on the horizon.

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Look for cues, such as body language, facial gestures, and behavioral changes.

Citing a phenomenon called «risk compensation» - in which the use of protective equipment is thought to result in behavioral changes, such as the adoption of more dangerous playing techniques, which can result in a paradoxical increase in injury rates - they also fear that that making helmets mandatory could actually lead to an increase in concussion rates in the sport.

While it's not always easy to recognize when kids are stressed out, short - term behavioral changes — such as mood swings, acting out, changes in sleep patterns, or bedwetting — can be indications.

Every child will show signs of anxiety in different ways, but typical symptoms include changes in their activity level, sweaty palms, weak legs, stomach pain, headache, or behavioral cues such as crying, nail - biting, hair - pulling, or head - banging.

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE As government funders increasingly pay for biomedical interventions that prevent HIV infections, such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and provide less support for behavioral interventions that increase condom use and alter sexual behavior, the funding landscape for AIDS groups may shift and they will have to change how they interact with their HIV - negative -LSB-..As government funders increasingly pay for biomedical interventions that prevent HIV infections, such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and provide less support for behavioral interventions that increase condom use and alter sexual behavior, the funding landscape for AIDS groups may shift and they will have to change how they interact with their HIV - negative -LSB-..as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and provide less support for behavioral interventions that increase condom use and alter sexual behavior, the funding landscape for AIDS groups may shift and they will have to change how they interact with their HIV - negative -LSB-...]

Subtle behavioral changes, such as hiding away for long periods of time, as well as more obvious changes, such as over-grooming to the point of losing fur, are all potential signs of stress in pet cats.

Reproductive isolation is the key to understanding how new species form, and many types of barriers can divide a population and split it into two different groups: geographic (such as a mountain range, desert, ocean or river), morphological (a change in coloration, body type or reproductive organs), behavioral (a change in breeding season, mating calls or courtship actions), and others.

He also looked at the impact of behavioral changes that individuals would willingly adopt in the event of an epidemic — such as avoiding public spaces, limiting leisure activities and working at home — in connection with varying levels of intervention.

«The practice of the Wim Hof Method may lead to tonic changes in autonomous brain mechanisms, a speculation that has implications for managing medical conditions ranging from diseases of the immune system to more intriguingly psychiatric conditions such as mood and anxiety disorders,» said Diwadkar, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences.

The Behavioral Epigenetics conference, hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences and the University of Massachusetts Boston, is one of the first to examine how epigenetic changes take place, how they alter behavior, and how they can trigger the onset of disorders such as schizophrenia and depression.

Emotional and behavioral changes, such as anxiety and agitation, are common in the middle stage, and these can be challenging for both those living with dementia, and their loved ones, to handle.

When geographical barriers — such as rising sea levels or retracting ice floes — separate populations, they may develop genetic, physiological, or behavioral differences; changes in chromosome structure or number; differently shaped genitalia; or incompatible mating times and rituals — any of which can prevent successful reproduction.

Human behavioral changes, such as installing solar panels or investing in public transportation, alter greenhouse gas emissions, which change the global temperature and thus the frequency of extreme events, leading to new behaviors, and the cycle continues.

The model found that long - term, less easily reversed behavioral changes, such as insulating homes or purchasing hybrid cars, had by far the most impact in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and thus reducing climate change, versus more short - term adjustments, such as adjusting thermostats or driving fewer miles.

Then, by running each altered fish through a battery of established behavioral tests — measuring such factors as social interactions, addictive tendencies, sleep and fear response — researchers can see which mutations correspond most strongly with actual behavioral changes.

The importance of other therapies Since medication is not universally successful and because the causes of fibromyalgia are so poorly understood, Dr. Argoff cautions that «medication alone is not the solution» and recommends that it be combined with lifestyle changes such as good sleep hygiene and moderate aerobic exercise as well as complementary therapies, such as cognitive behavioral training, to manage pain.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans are suffering from a sleeping or wakefulness disorder.10 As a result, many of them turn to various remedies, such as behavioral and environmental changes, to get a good night's rest.11 One of the first things you can do is to make sure that your body is producing enough melatoniAs a result, many of them turn to various remedies, such as behavioral and environmental changes, to get a good night's rest.11 One of the first things you can do is to make sure that your body is producing enough melatonias behavioral and environmental changes, to get a good night's rest.11 One of the first things you can do is to make sure that your body is producing enough melatonin.

Steep behavioral changes in humans with respect to certain neurological disorders, such as autism.

These behavioral changes were associated with alterations in the GABA system of the brain in the probiotic group, matching the known effects of antidepressant or anxiolytic chemical agents (for example, anxiolytic agents such as benzodiazepines work at GABA receptors)[91].

A review by Dinan et al. encompasses the clinical basis for the use of probiotics in mental health with reference to animal studies in which behavioral changes resulted from exposure to bacterial strains such as bifidobacterium and lactobacillus.

Their teachers describe profound emotional reactions including anger, hostility, retribution (such as false accusations of teacher misconduct) and more subtle but equally disturbing behavioral changes of withdrawn participation and effort, depression, and more sick - day absences.

Unfortunately, over half of the dogs treated medically are euthanized within ten months of diagnosis because of uncontrollable neurological signs such as seizures, behavioral changes, or progressive liver damage.

In these cases, any combination of sneezing, difficulty breathing, difficulty opening the jaw, nasal discharge, or central (brain) neurological signs such as seizures or behavioral changes may be seen.

Symptoms of a dog hip problem include limping, particularly favoring the rear legs; reluctance to climb stairs or jump up on furniture; and behavioral changes, such as being less playful than usual.

In one study, Beagle dogs that were given a dose of 0.2 mg / kg of amphetamines (in the form of dextroamphetamine) were observed to determine behavioral and physiological changes, such as body temperature, heart rate, and motor activity.

More than just the typical behavioral changes associated with age, cats with CDS can display symptoms such as increased vocalization, litter box issues, disorientation, pacing, restlessness, changes in relationships with family members, uncharacteristic avoidance of physical interaction, constipation, incontinence, irritability, among other possible symptoms.

LSD - Affected dogs show clinical symptoms of progressive cerebellar ataxia, sometimes accompanied by episodic nystagmus (abnormal eye movements), clumsiness and behavioral changes, such as restlessness, depression and aggression towards people or other dogs.

Some affected dogs have also suffered from abnormal eye movements (nystagmus) and behavioral changes, such as aggression and restlessness.

Homeopathic treatments for dogs may even cause behavioral changes, such as developing new fears or sleeping in a new location.

Unfortunately, dogs whose disease has progressed to include central nervous system signs, such as seizures, disorientation, behavioral changes and / or gait abnormalities, have a guarded to grave prognosis and may die suddenly within hours of the onset of their neurological symptoms.

Affected dogs will have an uncoordinated, staggering gait, and may also exhibit involuntary eye movements (nystagmus) and behavioral changes, such as aggression.

Other signs, though less common and certainly attributable to different disorders, might include neurological symptoms such as behavioral changes (including, at worst, unprovoked aggression), head tilting, circling such as in tail chasing or appearing to search for a good spot to lie down in but never getting there), what appears to be seizures, ataxia, and lack of control of facial muscles.

Also report behavioral changes that may be related to diminished vision such as the pet appearing to be «lost» in familiar surroundings, bumping into walls and objects or not responding to familiar hand signals.

In a few cases, dogs have developed sudden behavioral changes, such as becoming «grumpy.»

Since aging cats may experience physical changes such as hearing or vision loss, painful joints or other diseases, it can be difficult to determine if a behavioral change is due to a cognitive decline or is a symptom of an underlying physical condition.