Sentences with phrase «by environmental triggers»

«These mutations are introduced essentially by environmental triggers, that is: they come from outside the cell.

First, autism may not be rigidly determined but instead may be related to common gene variants, called polymorphisms, that may be derailed by environmental triggers.

Since the algal species is native to eastern Canada, its recent blooms and rapid proliferation in rivers since 2006 — which have angered anglers looking for pristine waters — have been caused by an environmental trigger, with climate change a likely culprit, said Michelle Lavery, a master's degree student at the Canadian Rivers Institute and lead author of the research, published in theCanadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

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The strongest claim brought by the state, the pilots and the business owners was an allegation that the FAA had to issue an official release of the city's obligation to run the airport and that such a release automatically triggered an environmental impact assessment — a process that could take several months.

APMI provides educational programs in the local elementary and secondary schools, developed multilingual asthma educational materials used by providers and caregivers, provides comprehensive asthma home visits to improve self - management through assessment, education, and establishment of a plan towards environmental control of asthma triggers, and advocates for improved access to asthma related services.

• Eczema An itchy, red rash that appears on Baby's face, elbow, chest, arms or behind the knees may be eczema and can be triggered by environmental irritants (such as pollen or cigarette smoke), or allergens in your child's diet.

A study in this week's Neuron provides key evidence that DNA methylation — also known to occur as cancerous cells divide, when tumor suppressor genes are silenced — occurs in adult brains and can be triggered by environmental cues.

Chinese officials staged a sudden about - face, acknowledging for the first time that the massive hydroelectric dam, sandwiched between breathtaking cliffs on the Yangtze River in central China, may be triggering landslides, altering entire ecosystems and causing other serious environmental problems — and, by extension, endangering the millions who live in its shadow.

In addition, using methods for the analysis of regulatory networks developed by the Califano lab in the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Systems Biology, the researchers identified a number of transcription factors (gene regulators) that have the potential to mimic the environmental signals that trigger papillae to induce new hair growth.

Yet some cholera scientists — including Rita Colwell, seen by many as a giant in the field — contended that the bacteria had more likely been present in local waters, and that the outbreak had been triggered by a combination of environmental factors.

Although people suffering from asthma share similar clinical symptoms, it is triggered by multiple genetic and environmental factors.

Cancer in wild animals may be triggered or accelerated by environmental contaminants, some researchers argue

«Brain pathway contributes to restraining from food temptation triggered by environmental cues.»

Lupus is considered a genetic disease and is triggered not only by inhaling crystalline silica toxicants, but also by other environmental factors such as sun exposure.

Physicians believe that sarcoidosis may be triggered by the body's immune response to environmental factors, such as something inhaled from the air.

Environmental factors are thought to play a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis by triggering autoimmune reactions in susceptible individuals.

Project leader Enno Schefuß from the MARUM — Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen, Germany, adds: «The project was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in the priority programme «Integrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics (INTERDYNAMIC)» with the aim to identify potential mechanisms triggering abrupt changes under current climatic conditions.

If the antitoxin is degraded, triggered for example by adverse environmental conditions, the toxin becomes effective and inhibits important cellular processes.

Research conducted by Jin - Soo Kim and Professor Jong - Seong Kug from the Division of Environmental Science and Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), in collaboration with Professor Su - Jong Jeong from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at South University of Science and Technology of China, has shown that the warmer Arctic has triggered cooler winters and springs in North America, which has in turn weakened vegetation growth and lowered carbon uptake capacity in its ecosystems.

Opiate addiction is largely controlled by the formation of powerful reward memories that link the pleasurable effects of opiate - class drugs to environmental triggers that induce drug craving in individuals addicted to opiates.

For example, because one's genes generally aren't subject to change, any change in the influence or expression of one's genes is likely «triggered» by other biological and / or environmental processes.

Results of the study by Janet Yang, a University at Buffalo expert on the communication of risk information related to science, health and environmental issues, suggest that holding a collective, communitarian belief system contributed to altruistic behavior, while those who hold more individualistic values are less likely to be altruistic regardless of how much risk is triggered.

The researchers uncovered important clues about the molecular mechanisms triggered by environmental conditions that ultimately affect final body size.

The findings, they wrote, «support the hypothesis that sporadic ALS can be triggered by environmental lake quality and lake conditions that promote harmful algal blooms and increases in cyanobacteria.»

A paper by Ian Dalziel of The University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, published in the November issue of Geology, a journal of the Geological Society of America, suggests a major tectonic event may have triggered the rise in sea level and other environmental changes that accompanied the apparent burst of life.

Myriad control switches help to arbitrate how genes get expressed in different cells and tissues, and those switches are often triggered by maternal diet, toxic exposures and many other environmental factors.

Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), commonly referred to as family or environmental stressors, such as divorce and familial incarceration, is one way that behaviors similar to those exhibited by children with ADHD, can be triggered.

Genetic factors are suspected to be important in determining an individual's susceptibility to disease, and there is some weak evidence to suggest that onset can be «triggered» by as yet unknown environmental factors.

Evidence suggests the conflict was triggered by a complex mix of social, political, economic and environmental factors.

Water quality and the toxin beta methyl - amino - alanine produced by cyanobacteria are suspected environmental triggers.

These findings support the hypothesis that sporadic ALS (sALS) can, in part, be triggered by environmental water - quality indicators and lake conditions that promote harmful algal blooms.

He said about half the cases of schizophrenia, which usually manifests itself during late adolescence or early adulthood, were probably caused by the genes with the other half due to environmental triggers.

It's possible that in addition to being caused by genes and environmental exposures, Alzheimer's may also, in rare cases, be triggered by exposure to amyloid protein «seeds» that may be passed from one source to another.

The idea that genetic mutations associated with a disease can be triggered by environmental exposures is not a new one, the researchers from Denmark and Great Britain noted.

Finally, there is evidence that the DNA in our cells is protected by naturally occurring substances in Brussels sprouts, and since many environmental toxins can trigger unwanted change in our DNA, Brussels sprouts can help prevent these toxin - triggered DNA changes.

Recent research indicates that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and conditions of similar pathology, like celiac disease and IBD, can be triggered by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including environmental toxins like glyphosate, dietary alterations, metabolic status, and intestinal permeability.

This is triggered by different environmental allergens.

If health is your objective, however, restoration of gut barrier integrity should be prioritized, since, «The autoimmune process can be arrested if the interplay between genes and environmental triggers is preventing by re-establishing intestinal barrier function» (Fasano & Shea - Donohue, 2005).

Over the course of his many years of experience working with AD patients, he has identified several AD «types,» each of which is caused by a unique combination of dietary, environmental, and lifestyle triggers.

For example, some women with PCOS have more inflammation triggered by stress, environmental factors, or dietary choices while others are more prone to insulin - resistance.

Graves» disease is a self - limited autoimmune hyperthyroid disorder caused by a combination of genes and environmental triggers.

On a deeper level, it helps heal your body by flushing out free radicals and toxins, which are among the top five environmental triggers since we are exposed to industrial chemicals everyday.

Although it is unknown what causes the immune system to attack healthy cells, most autoimmune diseases are triggered by poor diet, environmental pollution, stress, and trauma...

Contact skin allergies are common, and are triggered by the skin's reaction to environmental irritants like new litter beddings, toys, or even cleaning detergents.

Hypothyroidism can be inherited but it can also be triggered by pollutants, allergies and other environmental factors.

When allergic bronchitis arises, the histamine that is released by the immune system, attacks the bronchial tubes, causing inflammation and swelling that can cause serious health concerns.There are several types of common environmental allergens that can trigger bronchitis.

For instance, genetic diseases may be recessive, which means that both parents must contribute a gene for the disease to be expressed, or regulated by multiple genes that may even be located on different chromosomes, or even triggered by environmental factors.

It's most commonly triggered by environmental allergens like pollen and dust mites.