Sentences with phrase «characterized by muscle»

Myasthenia gravis: a syndrome characterized by muscle fatigue due to an autoimmune disease which produces chemical abnormalities of the muscles and nerves.

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a painful condition characterized by muscle pain, chronic fatigue, and poor sleep.

Catabolism is characterized by muscle loss, bone loss, immune - system suppression, and even brain shrinkage.

Muscular dystrophies are diseases of the muscle characterized by muscle fiber degeneration and associated progressive muscle weakness.

Morvans fibrillary chorea or Morvans syndrome is characterized by muscle twitching, pain, excessive sweating, weight loss, periodic hallucinations, and severe loss of sleep (agrypnia).

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Elderly people, for example, exhibit what has been termed «anabolic resistance,» characterized by a lower receptivity to amino acids and resistance training, and thus, require more protein to exhibit similar muscle building effects as men in their 20's.

They are differentiated solely using EEG, unlike REM sleep which is characterized by rapid eye movements and relative absence of muscle tone.

Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers, the primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram - positive, obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani.

Muscular dystrophies are a group of more than 30 genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement.

The onset of this disorder, which strikes women twice as frequently as men, is typically between the ages of 20 and 40 and is characterized by a multitude of symptoms ranging from muscle fatigue and short - term memory loss to complete loss of motility in severe cases.

Our body is designed to move and it is not surprising that sedentary behavior, characterized by low muscle activity, has a direct impact on physiology.

CFS — sometimes known as ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis)-- is a complex illness characterized by impaired memory and concentration, metabolic, cardiac, gut and immune dysfunction and debilitating muscle pain and fatigue on exertion (also known as neuroimmune exhaustion).

Male hypogonadism is characterized by symptoms such as mood disturbances, sexual dysfunction, decreased muscle mass and strength, and decreased bone mineral density.

DCM is a disease characterized by progressive weakening and enlargement of the heart muscle, which can lead to heart failure and premature death.

REM sleep, characterized by rapid eye movements, is the dream state in mammals accompanied by activation of the cortex and total paralysis of the skeletal muscles, presumably so that we don't act out the dreams flashing through our mind.

White and colleagues have been studying the health of troops deployed in the 1991 Gulf War for more than 20 years to determine why so many of them suffer from a multi-system disorder characterized by fatigue, joint and muscle pain, headaches, concentration and memory problems, gastrointestinal distress, and skin rashes.

The condition is characterized by unexplainable chronic fatigue, muscle pain and cognitive dysfunction and may be associated with exposure to chemicals, many identified as genotoxins, during deployment.

Most of the sleeping we do is of the SWS variety, characterized by large, slow brain waves, relaxed muscles and slow, deep breathing, which may help the brain and body to recuperate after a long day.

SMA is characterized by hypotonia and muscle weakness, as spinal motor neurons are lost, and is caused by mutations in the SMN gene.

It is characterized by the wasting of skeletal muscles and caused by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord; the disease leads to increasing muscular weakness, atrophy and premature death due to respiratory problems.

In forms of MD characterized by loss of various components of the DGC, muscle cells die from such stresses, and the muscles degenerate.

Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive muscle degeneration.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor neuron death and muscle atrophy, and the RNA binding protein TDP - 43 has emerged as a major molecular factor in this disease.

«Huntington's — an inherited and fatal disorder that leads to problems with muscle coordination, cognition and personality — is characterized by the toxic buildup of a mutant form of the huntingtin protein in the brain,» explained Dr. Finkbeiner, who directs the Taube - Koret Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research at Gladstone.

The most common form is Duchenne muscular dystrophy which is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and ultimately death due to heart and / or respiratory failure.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic, motor neuron disease characterized by the wasting of skeletal muscles.

In a study using human muscle tissue, scientists in Children's Stem Cell Research Center - led by Johnny Huard, PhD, and Bruno Péault, PhD - isolated and characterized stem cells taken from blood vessels (known as myoendothelial cells) that are easily isolated using cell - sorting techniques, proliferate rapidly and can be differentiated in the laboratory into muscle, bone and cartilage cells.

The most severe form of SMA is Type 1, a lethal genetic disorder characterized by motor neuron loss and associated muscle deterioration, which results in mortality or the need for permanent ventilation support before the age of two for greater than 90 percent of patients.

About SMA SMA is a severe neuromuscular disease characterized by the loss of motor neurons leading to progressive muscle weakness and paralysis.

As explained by cardiologist Dr. Alfred Bove, a STEMI heart attack is characterized by certain readings on an electrocardiogram, and «is usually associated with pretty significant damage to the heart muscle.»

Characterized by painful, involuntary contraction of the vaginal muscles, the cause is a mystery, though it may be the result of past trauma, like sexual abuse.

The extreme ectomorph physique, characterized by a delicate frame, long limbs that lack muscle mass and tiny joints, is not naturally powerful and athletic, and its only real advantage is in the inability to gain and retain body fat.

It is characterized by developmental delay, muscle weakness, and failure to gain weight.

It is characterized by a gradual loss of muscle tone and coordination, as well as impaired growth, intellectual disability, and seizures.

The endomorphs are characterized by a larger bone structure with wider hips and shoulders and a natural tendency to accumulate body fat and gain muscle mass.

ARSACS is a rare genetic disorder characterized by loss of sensation and muscle control, as well as muscle stiffness that worsens over time.

It is characterized by abnormal muscle tone, developmental disability, seizures, and early death.

It is typically characterized by low muscle tone and episodes of brain injury accompanied by liver disease.

Parkinson's disease is characterized by tremor, muscle stiffness, and problems with movement.

Cachexia is characterized by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass due to abnormal metabolism and protein catabolism, thought mostly to be associated with chronic inflammation.

The two most common muscle imbalance patterns I've encountered in my work with clients over the years are Lower Crossed Syndrome (LCS), which is typically characterized by excessive anterior pelvic tilt and a protruding abdomen, and Upper Crossed Syndrome (UCS), which is typically characterized by rounded shoulders and a «hunchback posture».

Children with asthma have lower vitamin A levels than children without asthma, and the degree of vitamin A deficiency they exhibit is directly proportional to the severity of their asthma.37, 38 In cell experiments, vitamin A eliminates the response of bronchial smooth muscle cells to growth factors that characterizes the asthmatic reaction39 and suppresses the activity of mast cells, which are involved in asthmatic or other reactions mediated by histamine or other inflammatory chemical messengers called leukotrienes.40 Consistent with studies in isolated cells, vitamin A deficiency causes asthmatic bronchial hyper - reactivity in live rats.41

One of the serious aspects of aging is frailty, characterized by reduced muscle and motor control.

This initial phase of fasting is characterized by a high rate of «gluconeogenesis» (the creation of new glucose) with the use of amino acids (protein) from bones and muscles.

These variations are characterized by their function within the muscle, namely the velocity of contraction they produce.

Narrator: They're talking about Fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by a range of symptoms like muscle tenderness and pain.

Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic condition characterized by widespread muscle tenderness and pain, as well as fatigue and sleep disturbances.

Copper deficiency is characterized by fatigue, anemia, neutropenia (low level of neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cell that protect against infection), leukopenia (abnormal decrease of leukocytes or white blood cells), bone and joint abnormalities, skin abnormalities, impairment of nerve and muscle function, impairment of adrenal and thyroid gland function, reproductive difficulties and loss of hair and skin color.

It is characterized by a variety of symptoms, including the loss of muscle mass at the rate of approximately 1 percent per year.

These syndromes are characterized by specific patterns of muscle weakness and tightness that cross between the dorsal and the ventral sides of the body.