Sentences with phrase «certain number of cancers»

Whether or not by chance, this same anomaly is found in a certain number of cancers.

Not exact matches

At last year's Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego, Bergh found himself sitting at dinner with Othman Laraki, the cofounder and CEO of Color Genomics — a company that extracts the DNA from a customer's submitted saliva sample and then looks for a set number of gene mutations known to be associated with increased risk for developing certain hereditary cancers or heart conditions (depending on the test).

Eggplant is loaded with phytonutrients that act as antioxidants that help to reduce the number of free radicals in the body which damage cells and may contribute to certain diseases, including some cancers and heart diseases.

«Additional research is needed to evaluate if periodontal disease prevention and treatment could help alleviate the incidence of cancer and reduce the number of deaths due to certain types of cancer.»

When they do die, the cause is often an attack — hit by acar or mauled by a raccoon — or one of a number of infectious diseasesthat kill these turtles at all ages in seemingly equal proportions.While certain ailments, such as cancer and heart disease, strike olderhumans more often than they do younger ones, Congdon's animals don'tseem to become more vulnerable to disease as they grow older.

In the course of the IEEE Pulse feature, she joined the Wyss Institute's Silver in being impressed by the number of disease phenotypes linked to the gut microbiome, pointing to suggestive studies on autism, certain cancers, and rheumatism.

«Basically, this study shows that the genetic makeup of individual human embryonic stem cell lines is unique in the numbers of copies of certain genes that may control traits and things like disease susceptibility,» said Teitell, who also is an associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and a researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is one of a very limited number of children's cancer centers in the U.S. that offer certain experimental therapies to children, adolescents and young adults with recurrent illness (relapse), those whose disease has not responded to traditional treatment, and those with a diagnosis that has no reasonable cure.

There are many types, and certain cancer treatments (including chemotherapy) reduce the number of these cells.

But in general, having chili peppers in your diet may offer a number of health benefits, including boosting metabolism, thinning the blood, which lowers the risk of stroke, reducing the risk of certain cancers, supporting immunity, and reducing inflammation, a known trigger of premature aging and chronic disease.

The higher a person's BMI, the higher the risk for a number of diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breathing problems, gallstones, and certain cancers.

A 2015 study in mice, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, found that following a calorie - restricted diet that mimics fasting for five days a month for three months may promote a longer life and also reduce the risk factors for a number of conditions, including certain cancers, diabetes, and heart disease.

It promotes tumor cell proliferation and resistance to apoptosis (programmed cell death after a certain number of cell divisions, a good thing when it comes to cancer cells).

Because research shows that these and other hormone - disrupting chemicals have been linked to a number of health problems including infertility, lowered sperm counts, obesity, diabetes, thyroid imbalance, and certain types of cancers.

A number of studies have also demonstrated that omega - 3s can decrease the redness and burning associated with UV exposure as well as decrease the risk of certain types of skin cancer.

Regular consumption of green tea has been credited with a number of healthful benefits including improving immune function, reducing the risks of heart diseases and certain cancers, lowering LDL («bad» cholesterol) and total cholesterol levels.

A series of studies over the past few years have connected sugar to a number of serious health conditions, including heart disease and certain types of cancer, while also putting you at an increased risk for type - 2 diabetes.

Consider creating a high visibility promotion that includes publicity: a walk for cancer by zombie book lovers (in costume of course), or blood drive where vampire authors donate blood and attempt to reach a goal of a certain number of donors in a limited time.

Low glucose levels may indicate any number of diseases including liver disease, severe infection, certain cancers, and malnutrition.

Concentrating on the brachycephalic syndrome also ignores other serious problems in the breed, such as inability to breed and deliver normally, poor mothering, high puppy mortality, the accumulation of simple recessive deleterious traits, a number of orthopedic problems, certain cancers, allergies, immunodeficiency, and autoimmune disorders.

Spaying and neutering pets is estimated to add years to your pet's life in decreasing or eliminating their chances of getting certain cancers; it also helps decrease the amount of animals in shelters and the number of euthanized pets each year.

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Even though certain degenerative diseases, such as cancer, osteoporosis, and arthritis, may exacerbate a spinal cord injury, and a quarter of individuals involved are inebriated at the time of the accident, a great number of such events are the result of negligence, recklessness, or even malice.

Monthly income is paid out for a specified number of years subject to certain conditions, such as in case of major cancer diagnosis