Sentences with phrase «debilitating genetic»

It's natural for parents to worry a healthy child will develop a medical condition before they reach adulthood, but, unless you have a family history of debilitating genetic conditions that develop early in life, it's highly unlikely they will.

In order for people to make money wholesaling their dogs to pet shops, they would have to a) stop spending the large amount of money necessary to test for debilitating genetic diseases, and b) start cranking out a heck of a lot more puppies in order to meet the demands of the petshop.

I have a year warranty against debilitating genetic problems.

Even if a dog looks like the breed it's supposed to be, its genes may carry characteristics that are atypical of the breed, and it should not be bred unless the dogs in the pedigree are free of debilitating genetic problems and serious faults.

As canine hip dysplasia is a painful and debilitating genetic condition affecting many breeds, it is a «no brainer» that only dogs with good hips should be used for breeding.

At the very least, the breeder should guarantee the puppy against any debilitating genetic problems, and insure that the puppy is in good health.

It's natural for parents to worry a healthy child will develop a medical condition before they reach adulthood, but, unless you have a family history of debilitating genetic conditions that develop early in life, it's highly unlikely they will.

The foundation supports studies to improve the understanding of Rett Syndrome, a debilitating genetic - neurological disorder that primarily affects girls after their first two years of life.

In the future, optimising and developing such genetic manipulation technologies may facilitate the provision of cellular or molecular gene therapies, to intervene and ultimately cure many debilitating genetic disorders.

The rare, debilitating genetic diseases, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) and progressive osseous heteroplasia, strike in childhood and lead to years of pain and early death.

A new study documents the prolonged and difficult path patients face before they are diagnosed with mitochondrial diseases, a group of rare, debilitating genetic disorders.

Preimplantation genetic screening for aneuploidy at our Virginia fertility center can help hopeful parents avoid passing debilitating genetic disorders to their children.

The message is clear: she would have terminated her pregnancy had tests shown her son to have a debilitating genetic condition.

Not exact matches

Executives at SAP and Nvidia said they hoped genetic screening might ultimately help prevent at least a few late - stage cancers, the kinds of life - threatening illnesses that can debilitate employees and cost companies with self - funded health plans more than $ 1 million in medical fees.

So this «God» painstakingly designs sickle - cell anemia and each and every other nasty, debilitating and fatal genetic condition?

For moms who know that their baby is suffering from a genetic anomaly or debilitating condition, it's sometimes easier knowing that the baby that passed on will never suffer the pain of being born, only to struggle to live.

A rare genetic disease leaves its victims debilitated by transforming soft tissue cells into bone cells, creating a strange second skeleton.

A new study suggests that the debilitating disease schizophrenia may be a byproduct of the genetic changes that fueled the evolution of the expansive human brain.

For example, the American Psychiatric Association, which publishes the DSM, on its website describes schizophrenia as «a chronic brain disorder,» and academic journals describe it as a «debilitating neurological disorder,» a «devastating, highly heritable brain disorder,» or a «brain disorder with predominantly genetic risk factors.»

Scientists have found a genetic trigger that may improve the brain's ability to heal from a range of debilitating conditions, from strokes to concussions and spinal cord injuries.

Scientists suspect that, along with genetic factors, toxins and pollutants may increase the risk of developing this debilitating disorder

Dozens of genetic variations act in concert with environmental factors to cause the debilitating neurological disease.

Large - scale genetic and protein screening yields several possible targets for treating the debilitating neurodegenerative disorder

For instance, autonomous vehicles could eventually prevent tens of thousands of road deaths; optogenetics — using genetic engineering and light to manipulate brain cell activity — could help cure or manage debilitating neurological diseases; and materials like graphene could ensure more people than ever have access to cheap clean water.

Curis Inc. in Cambridge has received a $ 5.4 million, three - year grant from the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation to identify therapeutic compounds to treat spinal muscular atrophy, a debilitating neuromuscular disease that is the leading genetic cause of infant and toddler death.

The findings have the potential to change how patients are treated for debilitating, inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases with a genetic component, such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome.

A UC San Francisco - led research team has identified the likely genetic mechanism that causes some patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to progress more quickly than others to a debilitating stage of the disease.

PORTLAND, Ore, and LA JOLLA, Calif. — Families struggling with infertility or a genetic predisposition for debilitating mitochondrial diseases may someday benefit from a new breakthrough led by scientists at OHSU and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

By neutralizing free radicals, antioxidants are thought to aid in preventing genetic mutations that can lead to many debilitating diseases, including cancer, arthritis, and even heart disease.

Hip Dysplasia is a genetic disease that can produce various degrees of arthritis in a dog, which can also be painful and debilitating.

Musculoskeletal disorders are debilitating conditions that are often associated with genetic makeup, malnutrition, and stress - related events [64].

While breeds such as dachshunds, Skye terriers, Welsh corgis and basset hounds encourage some form of skeletal dwarfism in the breed, this genetic condition is often seen in other breeds without encouragement — and often debilitating results.

If your family has a history of children developing debilitating medical conditions that are genetic in origin, you should buy child life insurance.

In all of these areas, from exploring the genetic roots of autism to devising ways for families to overcome the debilitating pressures of OCD, our investigators are conducting innovative and exciting work, advancing their fields, and having a powerful and positive impact on the lives of children.