Sentences with phrase «central role in disease»

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It is exciting to see that these compounds may play a role in decreasing allergic and respiratory diseases, but important at the same time to note that the primary reason (and major marketing ploy) behind the addition of these supplements is for visual and central nervous system development - something for which we will have to wait and see.

Now, Onondaga County is taking a lead role in the attempt to cut back on the deer population that carries Lyme disease across central New York.

Inflammation in the central nervous system has recently been shown to play a role in a number of different neurodegenerative diseases, including HD and PD, but this is the first direct comparison of these two distinct diseases.

«Although a central role for DNA methylation in development and disease has been well - documented, our results suggest that epigenetic processes can play an equally important role in adaptive evolution,» the team writes.

Therefore, they have long been suspected of playing a central role in neurodegenerative diseases.

«In this study, we demonstrated the central role of a T - cell protein called Tim - 1 in the development of Ebola virus disease,» said senior author Alexander Bukreyev, a UTMB virologist in the departments of pathology and microbiology and immunologIn this study, we demonstrated the central role of a T - cell protein called Tim - 1 in the development of Ebola virus disease,» said senior author Alexander Bukreyev, a UTMB virologist in the departments of pathology and microbiology and immunologin the development of Ebola virus disease,» said senior author Alexander Bukreyev, a UTMB virologist in the departments of pathology and microbiology and immunologin the departments of pathology and microbiology and immunology.

Scientists have pioneered the use of a high - powered imaging technique to picture in exquisite detail one of the central proteins of life — a cellular recycling unit with a role in many diseases.

Inflammation plays a central role in vision - threatening eye diseases such as age - related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

Buildup of Aß into plaques plays a central role in the onset of Alzheimer's, while the severity of neuro - inflammation is believed to influence the rate of cognitive decline from the disease.

The objective of the course is to highlight various aspects of mitochondrial function and visualize the central role that mitochondrial dysfunction plays in many diseases.

As the committee put it, «While mtDNA plays a central role in genetic ancestry, traits that are carried in nDNA are those that in the public understanding constitute the core of genetic relatedness in terms of physical and behavioral characteristics as well as most forms of disease.»

It has a critical role in regulating cell proliferation, so understanding ERK regulation is central to efforts to design new cancer drugs and other disease therapies.

«Inflammation plays a central role in many diseases, cancer, arteriosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, infections, in fact, inflammation is a major cause of human misery,» says Inder Verma, professor in the Laboratory of Genetics and lead scientist of both studies.

Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine have developed a new tool for studying a key process in cells called G - protein signaling, which plays a central role in the normal functioning of cells and can go awry to cause severe disease, including cancers.

Dr. Blackburn won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 for discovering the molecular nature of telomeres and for co-discovering the enzyme telomerase; both telomeres and telomerase are thought to play central roles in aging and diseases such as cancer.

Our scientists have also pointed the way to a new therapeutic strategy for multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases by identifying that a blood protein, fibrinogen, plays a causal role in damaging the central nervous system.

The role of αCaMKII autophosphorylation in the establishment of alcohol addiction Alanna Easton, King's College, UK Novel age - dependent learning deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease: implications for translational research Karienn Montgomery, University of Florida, USA Microsatellite regions upstream of the vole Avpr1a gene contribute to both individual and species differences in receptor expression Zoe Donaldson, Columbia University, USA Per Genes and Addiction Stephanie Perreau - Lenz, Central Institute of Mental Health, Germany

Amyloid - beta peptide (Abeta) seems to have a central role in the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

This year has seen extensive development in the functionality of the RD - Connect tools and services, consolidation of RD - Connect's reputation in the European rare disease community (as evidenced by invitations for RD - Connect resources to play a central role in major new initiatives), and substantial progress towards future sustainability of the RD - Connect assets, which are now mature resources for RD researchers to use in their everyday practice.

«Monocytes and macrophages have a way to amplify inflammation in the central nervous system,» says Shaked, «which really shows that myeloid cells play an unexpected and important role in diseases of the brain.»

Interestingly, it has been shown that the creatine / phosphocreatine pathway may play a central role in energy metabolism, and nutritional creatine supplementation has been shown to impart beneficial effects in a number of diverse disease pathologies (Kitzenberg et al., 2016).

Plenary Lecture: Neuromodulatory Pathways and Central Control of Sympathetic Activity in Hypertension and Heart Failure Frans Leenen of the University of Ottowa will cover the role of various neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in regulating the sympathetic nervous system and how dysregulation can lead to cardiovascular dysfunction and disease.

Despite this central role for mitochondria in human health and disease, much of the basic biology of these organelles remains obscure.

Inflammation plays a central role in many disease states, and his goal is to understand the normal mechanisms by which pro-inflammatory signals protect against microbes and discern how they go awry in disease states.

«The microbiome can even play a role in stress - related diseases of the central nervous system, like depression and anxiety.

Dr. Ruth Itzhaki from the University of Manchester has published extensively demonstrating compelling evidence of the central role of the herpes simplex virus in being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists have not always viewed cardiovascular problems as having a central inflammatory component, but the role of unwanted inflammation in creating problems for our blood vessels and circulation has become increasingly fundamental to an understanding of cardiovascular diseases.

Leaky gut plays a central role in autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism.

Emerging research indicates that the gut microbiome plays a central role in the regulation of estrogen levels within the body and thus influences the risk of developing estrogen - related diseases such as endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, breast cancer, and prostate cancer.

So a once again a truly low - fat, whole food plant based diet likely will play a central role in preventing and reversing disease of the esophagus.