Sentences with phrase «decrease the susceptibility of»

In Southeast Asia, the variant hemoglobin E lessens the severity of falciparum malaria and decreases the susceptibility of red blood cells to parasite invasion.

Following fire, managers sometimes thin recovering forests, which can encourage growth of large trees and can even decrease the susceptibility of particular stands to beetle attacks.

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Chile's central valley, the heartland of Awe Sum Organics Blueberry production, experiences very little rain during the growing and harvest season, resulting in decreased susceptibility to fungus and other diseases.

«The next step is to identify treatment strategies to decrease this risk of heart attack, particularly in individuals who may have increased susceptibility.»

Laboratory tests showed the parasites from dihydroartemisinin - piperaquine failures contained a genetic marker of artemisinin resistance and had a decreased susceptibility to piperaquine, demonstrating that both artemisinin and piperaquine resistance contributed to treatment failures.

- In a rat study, exposure to nicotine during adolescence sent animals into a depression - like state in adulthood, with decreased sensations of pleasure and increased susceptibility to anxiety.

Yin and colleagues found high prevalence of resistance to azithromycin (RTA; 18.6 %; 95 % CI 17.4 % -19.8 %) and decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone (DSC; 10.8 %; 95 % CI 9.9 % -11.9 %) in the study population.

«The unique aspect of this approach is the ability to improve symptoms and decrease joint damage while potentially avoiding any negative effects on normal immune responses and susceptibility to infections,» adds co-author Gary S. Firestein, M.D., dean and associate vice chancellor of Translational Medicine and director of the Clinical and Translational Research Institute at UCSD.

Forty - six countries have reported gonorrhea strains with decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone, and 10 have reported patients for whom none of the usual antibiotics were effective, Wi says.

Most studies of mitochondrial DNA and disease pertain to the increased or decreased susceptibility to the disease depending on haplogroup or variant [42], rather than differences in type of symptoms or their severity.

Tying Up the Loose Ends: Circular Permutation Decreases the Proteolytic Susceptibility of Recombinant Proteins, Timothy Whitehead, Lisa Bergeron, Douglas Clark, Protein Engineering Design and Selection, 22 (10): pp. 607 - 613, June 8, 2009.

Lower concentrations of 1,25 D3 in African Americans, likely due to a decreased ability to absorb vitamin D from sunlight, correlate with increased susceptibility to infection.

Recently, a Salmonella Typhi isolate producing CTX - M - 15 extended spectrum β - lactamase (ESBL) and with decreased ciprofloxacin susceptibility was isolated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

With increased genetic variability and a decreased susceptibility to Sylvatic Plague, the recovery effort may one day achieve the goal of sustainable wild populations of Black - footed Ferrets across their historic range.

A decrease in NK cells has also been associated with increased incidence of cancer as well as an increased susceptibility to colds and infections.

Symptoms of low cortisol may include fatigue (particularly morning fatigue), increased susceptibility to infection, decreased recovery from exercise, allergies, low blood sugar, burned out feeling, depression and low sex drive.

With the progressive maturation of Lob 1 to Lob 2, Lob 3, and Lob 4 there is a progressive decrease in the percentage of proliferating cells, a reduction in the percentage of cells positive for steroid hormone receptors, and a reduction in the susceptibility of the cells to be transformed by chemical carcinogens [47].

Signs of iron deficiency anemia can include feeling tired and weak, decreased cognitive performance, difficulty maintaining body temperature, decreased immune function and susceptibility to infection.

Centenarians may live such extraordinarily long lives in large part due to genetic variations that either affect the rate of aging and / or have genes that result in decreased susceptibility to age - associated diseases.

«A «deficiency» of polyunsaturated fatty acids leads to altered rates of cellular regeneration and differentiation, a larger brain at birth, improved function of the immune system, decreased inflammation, decreased mortality from endotoxin poisoining, lower susceptibility to lipid peroxidation, increased basal metabolic rate and respiration, increased thyroid function, later puberty and decreases other signs of estrogen dominance.

This not only decreases efficiency of an athlete's movements, but it can also increase the susceptibility to injury.

HCL helps limit digestive problems as well as the potentially serious consequences of low stomach acid (such as decreased nutrient absorption, bacterial overgrowth, and increased susceptibility to infection.

While I don't recommend you use it instead of medicine for infections, using it regularly may decrease your susceptibility.

This thought - provoking article from FoodRenegade.com asserts that including a healthier amount of vat - soluble vitamins in the diet will decrease the skin's susceptibility to sun burns: Should You Use Sunscreen?

As a former livestock raiser, and forest replanter, I observed one BBC graphic captioned «Drought or flood» is a perfect illustration of the error of oversimplification, as I thought immediately of alternatives to that binary, such as soil compaction, trampling, decreased vigor offering susceptibility to fungal infection, as the tree is denuded and there is livestock nearby.

These latest brain scans include DTI (Diffuse Tensor Imaging), SWI (Susceptibility Weighted Imaging), and the very latest, FDA approved NeuroQuant (aka Quantitative Volumetric Analysis) The NeuroQuant is a statistically driven exam which actually measures the decrease in volume of the injured part of the brain.

Because of their decreased susceptibility to property crime, condo owners in safer areas such as Bozeman and Jordan will likely pay lower insurance rates than those who own condos in areas such as Billings.

The most salient findings of this study are the decreased associations between smoking and network influences from ages 19 to 23 which may reflect reduced susceptibility to peer group pressure resulting from increased autonomy and more stable personal traits in early adulthood compared to late adolescence [29].