Sentences with phrase «believe environmental factors»

While researchers think there is a genetic component to autism, they also believe environmental factors are playing a role in its recent increase.
Until now, experts believed environmental factors were mostly responsible for SIDS deaths including stomach sleeping, smoke in the home, and unsafe sleep spaces.
Many sufferers of migraines have long believed environmental factors like heavy weather and lighting can trigger an attack but new research from the US has identified a genetic link.

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The speaker in the cartoon is assuming that if homsexuals are made so by environmental factors, then all humans must be born neutral and their sexuality, in either direction, is shaped by the environment; when in fact one could also argue (and I believe the argument actually is) that humans are born hetero by default and shifted to homosexuality be environmental factors.
They are believed to be caused by inherited conditions or developmental differences in the brain and environmental factors.
In brief, some experts believe that colic is caused by a gastrointestinal issue and others believe it is caused by environmental factors such as overstimulation or the need for more advanced settling techniques.
There is another camp of experts that believe that environmental factors are the underlying cause.
It is also believed that poor diet, being physically inactive, excessive alcohol consumption, stress and environmental conditions can be risk factors of cancer as well.
According to a 2013 study of California farmers, factors like exposure to extreme weather events and perceived changes in water availability made farmers more likely to believe in climate change, while negative experiences with environmental policies can make farmers less likely to believe that climate change is occurring, said Meredith Niles, a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard's Sustainability Science Program and lead author of the study.
Kirby, in contrast, feels that while the idea of thimerosal as the «one and only cause of autism has gone out the window,» he still believes there is an «epidemic» with many environmental triggers and with thimerosal as a possible contributing factor.
The precise cause of autoimmune diseases remains a mystery, but most scientists believe a combination of genetic and environmental factors come into play.
Researchers believe the disease may be up to 80 % genetic, with environmental or physiological factors accounting for the rest.
While they don't know whether the first group of students would have shown a shift in attitudes after the storms, the researchers believe their findings provide evidence that personal experience is one factor that can influence instinctive attitudes toward environmental policy.
Research on environmental factors is ongoing; some experts believe these factors can influence an infant's odds of having ASD if they're exposed to certain things during the early stages of fetal brain development.
Physicians believe that sarcoidosis may be triggered by the body's immune response to environmental factors, such as something inhaled from the air.
It is believed to result from a combination of genetics and environmental factors such as irritants and allergens that drive T lymphocytes to produce factors that cause abnormal changes in keratinocytes, the predominant cell type in the outermost layer of skin, as well as changes in other cells in the underlying dermis.
This is why the authors believe it is important to know the genetic or environmental factors that condition the possibilities of reaching this age.
While the affection's causes are not yet known, scientists believe that they consist of both genetic and environmental factors.
It is believed that T1D results from complex interactions between multiple genes, environmental factors and the immune system, and the autoimmune aspects may begin many years before the clinical manifestation of T1D.
«It is believed that environmental and lifestyle factors, such as diet, play a critical role in increasing human breast cancer risk, and so we use animal models to reveal the biological mechanisms responsible for the increase in risk in women and their female progeny,» says Hilakivi - Clarke.
A: Most experts believe that autism has a strong genetic component, and a kid with a genetic predisposition may be susceptible to any number of insults, or «hits,» to his or her system — from vaccines, infections, or other environmental factors yet to be proven.
It's believed that genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors cause lupus.
Inattention and impulsivity both play a role Although the exact connection remains unknown, experts believe ADHD and substance use are linked by a complex blend of environmental and genetic factors.
I believe that nutrition has some influence on the disease course, but as MS is a multifactoral illness (genetic AND SEVERAL environmental factors), it is too naive to think one could completley stop it only by dietary changes, as real life experience demonstrates.
They believe migraine headaches are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
It is not clear why immune system behaves in such a strange and abnormal way yet there are many reasons to believe that it is associated with many listed below lifestyle, nutritional, and environmental factors.
Both genetic and environmental factors are believed to be contributing to thyroid disorders in PCOS.
There are some things which are believed may cause it, including; retrograde menstruation (when menstrual flows backwards into the abdominal), genetics, the immune system and / or environmental factors.
They are believed to be caused by inherited conditions or developmental differences in the brain and environmental factors.
Many also believe active management is the best way to generate risk - adjusted returns (69 per cent), take advantage of short - term market movements (69 per cent), ensure the integration of environmental, social, and governance factors (68 per cent) and generate stable income (58 per cent).
Researchers believe that a dog's adult temperament is determined by 50 percent genetics and 50 percent environmental factors.
Environment Environmental factors believed to contribute to GDV include ingestion of large amounts of food or water by the dog, ingesting food too quickly, too much activity after eating, or delays in emptying the gastrointestinal system.
Although genetic predisposition is suspected, many holistic veterinarians believe that environmental factors, including overvaccination, toxic pet foods, and chronic reactions to chemical pesticides may play a role in some pets with lymphoma.
Genetics, diet, hormonal influence, and environmental factors are all believed to contribute to the development of hip dysplasia.
If you believe your pet may be suffering from allergies caused by food or environmental factors, we encourage scheduling an appointment with our veterinary experts here at Arroyo Animal Clinic.
Environmental factors also play a part and scientists believe that due to the rise in water temperature the corals have experienced what is known as bleaching.
Kevin Trenberth, the head of climate analysis at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), believes the new study's main finding is accurate, but thinks the effects of some of the environmental factors on hurricane intensity might have been underestimated.
«Scientists say coral is succumbing to a complex combination of environmental factors including pollution, agricultural run - off, coastal development, over-fishing, and rising ocean temperatures, which researchers believe is causing a phenomenon called «bleaching,» that causes the coral to turn white and sometimes die.»
Bicycling officials believe that numerous factors have led to a greater number of riders on the streets of American cities and that some of them include higher fuel costs, difficulty parking automobiles, desire for exercise, an environmental concern about carbon footprints, and the increased practicality of biking in communities that have bike - friendly areas.
Exactly why this happens is uncertain, although it's believed that genetic and environmental factors play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes.
As with many mental health disorders, ADHD is believed to be the result of a combination of psychological, environmental and genetic factors.
However, as shown in the conceptual framework of the hypothesis, environmental and individual factors do not act directly on age at smoking initiation independent of each other, but rather, various factors are believed to interact to decrease the age of smoking initiation in adolescence.
I personally believe that environmental factors play a very important role in generating ADHD symptoms, and by changing your child's environment through therapy, we can bring about improvement.
Although not as widely publicized, it is the belief of the author that these same researchers also believe that environmental factors account for what can not be explained by genes.
Thus, although it is true that adults have more control over their current environment, I believe that they are still heavily influenced by both their current environment and by past exposure to environmental factors.
The exact cause of ODD is not known, but it is believed that a combination of biological, genetic, and environmental factors might play a role.
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