Sentences with phrase «causes plaque formation»

It causes plaque formation and is a leading contributor to cavities and tooth decay.

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One drug blocks an enzyme essential to the formation of amyloid plaques that are thought to cause the disease.

Cardiovascular System Steroids can raise blood pressure, enlarge the heart, cause the formation arterial plaque, raise total cholesterol, and lower HDL, the good kind of cholesterol.

Doctors» efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques that build up in our arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes are built on several false beliefs about the fundamental composition and formation of the plaques, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows.

In a mouse model of Alzheimer's pathology, the scientists observed that trained microglia amplified the formation of plaques even months after their immunological memory had been triggered, thus causing the disease to become more severe.

In persons with the disease, the formation of amyloid plaque aggregates, a process known to cause the onset of Alzheimer's disease, prevents the Crtc1 protein from functioning correctly.

«This study is another demonstration of the benefits of this supplement in reducing the accumulation of soft plaque and preventing the formation of new plaque in the arteries, which can cause heart disease,» said Matthew J. Budoff, MD, an LA BioMed lead researcher.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes have shown that low levels of the protein progranulin in the brain can increase the formation of amyloid - beta plaques (a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease), cause neuroinflammation, and worsen memory deficits in a mouse model of this condition.

Enhancing valuable AMPK activity can improve memory while suppressing the formation of beta - amyloid plaque and tau tangles — both indicators of Alzheimer's disease — and can cause an additional 20 percent increase in lifespan.

It is theorized that the anti-inflammatory spice with powerful antioxidant properties inhibits the formation of amyloid plaque, a major cause of dementia.

Scientists have identified a basic pathologic process underlying Alzheimer's development that involves the formation of abnormal protein deposits in the brain known as beta - amyloid plaques, but they still aren't entirely sure what causes this to happen.

This can cause infection and plaque formation within the pulp chamber and within the tiny dentin tubes in each tooth.

Research speculates that it's not the amount of LDL in the blood, but the presence of oxidated LDL, which causes inflammation and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, causing cardiovascular disease.

Although research is ongoing, the flavonoids have been reported to help protect LDL from being oxidized, which leads to the formation of plaques in the arterial walls and causes blockages.

A large proportion of the chemicals and heavmiy metals we are exposed to in the modern world are detrimental to brain health in one way or another; aluminium accumulation in the brain is known to cause the amyloid plaque formation behind Alzheimer's, mercury is linked to autism, and fluoride can lower IQ levels at all ages.

Some feel that the abrasive action caused by chewing hard kibble can slow down the formation of plaque.

Perio - Support and Perio - Plus Dental Stix helps to control plaque formation and reduce the bacteria that often causes «dog breath.»

Together, they effectively inhibit odor - causing bacteria and reduce plaque biofilm formation by rendering plaque water soluable and unable to bind to the tooth.

(Plaque formation is one of the causes of bad breath.)

Inflammation caused by plaque results in loss of attachment and formation of periodontal pockets and bone loss.