Sentences with phrase «certain types of stress»

Using a high - resolution CT scan — think of it as a 3 - D X-ray — their team documented that human hand bones show increased internal density in response to certain types of stress and repetitive motion, particularly that associated with the manufacture and use of stone tools.

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And a third brain region has attracted a lot of attention recently because it may atrophy in response to a certain type of serious stress.

With the high levels of obesity in children, and its associated health risks being increasingly evident at a younger age, understanding why certain people turn to particular types of food at times of stress or anxiety could help in encouraging healthier eating practices.

Following a period of intensive meditation, genes involved with the infectious cycle may get downregulated along with related host genes regulating protein synthesis, an explanation that is supported by other stress reduction interventions that have shown increased innate antiviral activity, such as upregulated Type 1 interferon activity.40 Shorter telomeres in population - based studies have been predictive of earlier onset of chronic diseases of aging, including diabetes, 41 cardiovascular disease9 and certain cancers.42

We have a series of studies that we're getting ready to publish that suggest that certain types of heat - killed microbes can prevent syndromes that you would expect following chronic stress.

«We eat to survive, which is a positive habit, but the types of food we eat and overeating we engage in can be habits because of availability of stress, or it could be because we're happy — we eat certain things at parties and overeat at certain times of the year,» Dr Lindner says.

Nutrition experts associate dark chocolate with a decreased risk of developing certain types of cancer, reduced blood pressure, heart health and prevention against the negative effects of chronic stress.

Potential environmental triggers include fatigue, stress, infection, exposure to ultraviolet light, and taking certain types of medicines, namely sulfa drugs (which make people more sensitive to sunlight), penicillin or other antibiotics, and tetracycline.

The main difference is that the type of stress we're used to experiencing today is most often of an emotional nature, meaning that it usually doesn't endanger our lives in a direct, real way, but still causes a certain degree of emotional suffering.

While many of us are born with a certain balance of types of bacteria, there is a lot you can do to influence that balance throughout your life, such as eating well, exercising, reducing stress, and getting enough sleep.

Autophagy, a cellular cleaning process, gets activated in response to certain types of metabolic stress, including nutrient deprivation, growth factor depletion and hypoxia.

Being goal directed towards a certain type of body can cause us a lot of stress.

Certain types of corrections may not be appropriate and, again, stress the dog.

If that's the case, certain types of corrections may put the dog into an even higher fight drive, adding stress to the situation.

However, there have been some small studies on certain essential oils that have shown promise in various areas, like frankincense for some types of cancer and lavender and other oils for stress.

Obesity decreases immune function, stresses the heart and lungs, damages the joints and increases the risk for certain types of cancer.

I am certain that using this type of device does cause dogs to experience unnecessary anxiety and stress.

The most common type of accident involves lifting injuries or slip / fall injuries but, unknown to many people, they also have a workers compensation claim when they are hurt from the repetitive stress of certain work related activities.

This paper might have suggested the efficacy of certain types of therapy in positively affecting the immune system by way of reducing and managing stress, thus providing direction for future studies.

Although greater early local production of proinflammatory cytokines at wound sites is beneficial because it is associated with enhanced healing, greater systemic production of proinflammatory cytokines can represent a maladaptive response.24 Both physical and psychological stressors can provoke transient increases in plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, particularly IL - 6,25 as can negative emotions like depression and anxiety.26 - 28 More frequent or persistent stress - related changes have broad implications for physical and mental health; sustained elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age - related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline.29 - 31

These changes are important because both stressors and depression can sensitize the inflammatory response in such a way that they produce heightened responsiveness to stressful events as well as antigen challenge.25, 27,28,60 Furthermore, more frequent or persistent stress - related changes in plasma levels of these key cytokines have broad implications for health; elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age - related disease, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline.29 Moreover, inflammatory activation can enhance development of depressive symptoms.30, 31 Thus, relationships characterized by hostility, repeated conflicts, and heightened IL - 6 levels could have negative consequences for both physical and mental health.