Sentences with phrase «determining predisposition»

Another factor is genetics, which can also play a role in determining predisposition to obesity.

Dr Devilee reported having patents for a diagnostic kit for determining a predisposition for breast and ovarian cancer.

It takes place in a dystopian future Tokyo where people can be preemptively imprisoned based on a personality scan that determines their predisposition to crime.

Not exact matches

To begin with, it must be stated again that so far as I can determine, selfishness is indeed a predisposition of the species.

In your best - selling book The Blank Slate, you argue that the infant mind is not an empty vessel that society can fill with whatever values and behaviors it chooses but rather that we are born with predispositions that are genetically determined.

By having determined the risk genes, professors Danielle Posthuma (VU and VUmc) and Eus Van Someren (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, VU and VUmc), the lead researchers of this international project, have come closer to unravelling the biological mechanisms that cause the predisposition for insomnia.

Seligman's work suggests a more sophisticated model of psychological health: «The dynamic between people's cultural context, experience, predisposition, and physiological constitutions determines the outcomes they will experience.

The composition of the diet and the degree of physical activity are the main drivers determining the risk to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in addition to genetic predisposition.

They said any predisposition to cancer within Tai's family could not be determined because all of his litter mates died before the age of eight — long before most cancers normally develop.

The researchers were able to determine that people have a genetic predisposition to fidget and move or to be sedentary.

Yes, we may have genetic predisposition, but lifestyle is really that determining factor.»

While you may not show a positive skin response to certain foods upon skin prick testing, immunological testing can determine if you possess a predisposition to developing certain food allergies.

As the rates of H. pylori in controls was 32 %, the researchers concluded that H. pylori was not likely a causative factor for Hashimoto's, but of course, they did not perform genetic tests on the controls to determine if the controls had the correct genetic predisposition!

MTHFR, ApoE, CYP2C19, and additional tests that determine disease predisposition and individual response to therapies

We all have individualized dietary needs, determined by our genetic predispositions and our unique environmental exposures.

As noted previously, about half of our baseline outlook toward optimism or pessimism is determined by genetic predisposition.

This may include but is not limited to a physical to determine current overall health and routine blood work to check for predispositions like diabetes or high cholesterol.

Similarly, it may be utilized to determine if puppies have received adequate immunity from vaccination protocol as well as those with genetic predisposition to immunity.

In some cases, glaucoma is genetic, and can be confirmed via an additional test called gonioscopy to determine if your pet has a predisposition to develop glaucoma.

It can be difficult to determine whether a dog's fear stems from genetics, but one clue is that a dog whose fear stems from a genetic predisposition may appear fearful to many things rather than having just one specific phobia.

Long - term species - specific studies of lateralization in nonhumans are required to determine if pawedness shifts over time or varies with context, experience and genetic predisposition.

We mostly think of genetics as determining physical stature and predisposition to disease, but a genetic mutation, found predominantly in herding dogs, called MDR1 (multiple drug resistance) determines heightened sensitivity to a variety of medications.

Scientists are also working on projects to determine genetic predisposition to bloat in several breeds; to different cancers in Flat - Coated Retrievers and Skye Terriers; to cataracts in Alaskan Malamutes, Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies, and Bichon Frisé; hereditary deafness in Dalmatians, Australian Cattle Dogs, and Bull Terriers; and various diseases in Whippets, Poodles, Doberman Pinschers, Boxers, Salukis, Weimaraners, German Shepherds, Soft - Coated Wheaten Terriers, and others.

Many people who develop disordered eating have genetic predispositions and live in cultures that prioritize body shape and size as a way of determining worth.

The extent to which stressful events have lasting adverse effects is determined in part by the individual's biological response (mediated by both genetic predispositions and the availability of supportive relationships that help moderate the stress response), and in part by the duration, intensity, timing, and context of the stressful experience.

Boyce et al have looked at stress reactivity in children and have shown that a high degree of variability exists.21 Traditionally, genetic predispositions were thought to play a major role in determining stress reactivity, but more recent data suggest that previous experiences also play an important role.22 Stress reactivity, much like brain development itself, results from a complex, dynamic interaction between genes (nature) and the environment (nurture) over time.

In the original paper, I used the term to describe the predisposition to certain behaviors and how this can then determine the child's adjustment to either the strange situation procedure or divorce, which is a very different usage from that of the peer commentary.