The phrase
"decreased survival" means that there is a reduction in the ability to continue living or staying alive.
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In fact, protein restriction can have negative consequences because pets can lose valuable muscle mass, which can lead to
decreased survival times.
In fact, protein restriction can have a negative outcome because cats can lose valuable muscle mass, which can lead to
decreased survival times.
Persistent outpatient hyperglycemia is independently associated
with decreased survival after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytomas.
The researchers used computer models to predict that small changes of the pH within the tumor could tip the balance,
decreasing the survival advantage of the invasive cells in favor of the non-invasive cells.
Such impacts
include decreased survival of native reef animals due to predation and competition, which reduces the recruitment success of native coral reef fishes.ref
This disease disproportionally affects black patients, with higher incidence rates, more advanced stage at diagnosis and
decreased survival rates compared to other ethnic groups.
The researchers had hoped their finding was evidence that bees may use «nature's medicine cabinet» to rid themselves of the intestinal parasite Crithidia bombi, which can
decrease the survival of queen bees over the winter and hamper the success of young colonies in the spring.
«Considering the marked prevalence of both prostate cancer and depression, additional efforts are needed to better understand and ameliorate
the decreased survival following prostate cancer diagnosis in the depressed male patient.
Dysbiosis, or a preponderance of bad gut flora, can «lower circulating lymphocytes, and increase neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, a finding which has been associated with
a decreased survival in women with breast cancer,» researchers argue in a study published in ISRN Oncology.
A major cause of death in horses, colic may be treated by the surgical removal of an injured intestine but complete removal of a damaged intestine is not always possible and
this decreases survival rates.
In turn, sepsis can contribute to multiple organ failure and
decreased survival rates.
The literature contains a report of genetically modified mice that do not express this gene that show decreased growth, generalized tremor, ataxia, impaired CNS myelination, and
decreased survival.