Sentences with phrase «developing debilitating diseases»

Valter Longo, the director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California, believes that by eating in a specific way, people might be able to live past 100 without developing debilitating diseases.

Often times, the puppies that are bought from pet shops develop debilitating diseases, temperment problems, and other ailments.

Not exact matches

A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida is using breakthrough gene - editing technology to develop a new screening tool for Parkinson's disease, a debilitating degenerative disorder of the nervous system.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a world - first vaccine - style therapeutic approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating disease affecting more than 450,000 people in Australia.

Dr. Yasuyoshi Watanabe, who led the study at RIKEN, stated, «We plan to continue research following this exciting discovery in order to develop objective tests for CFS / ME and ultimately ways to cure and prevent this debilitating disease.»

Researchers have discovered tell - tale signs of Alzheimer's disease in 20 elderly chimpanzee brains, rekindling a decades - old debate over whether humans are the only species that develop the debilitating condition.

Popcorn's dark side A 53 - year - old Colorado man who ate two bags of microwaved popcorn daily for 10 years apparently developed bronchiolitis obliterans, aka popcorn worker's lung, a debilitating disease previously seen only in popcorn factory workers.

Up to 20 % of us will struggle with depression at some point in life, and researchers are actively working to understand how and why this debilitating mental disease develops.

A drug called PBT2, developed by Australian company Prana Biotechnology, appears to improve cognitive abilities in patients with early - stage Alzheimer's disease and reduce protein buildup blamed for the debilitating neurological disorder, researchers report in The Lancet Neurology.

«Developing new therapies to treat this debilitating and fatal disease is a major priority for our research team, together with Professor Steve Vucic at the Motor Neuron Disease Clinic at Westmead Hodisease is a major priority for our research team, together with Professor Steve Vucic at the Motor Neuron Disease Clinic at Westmead HoDisease Clinic at Westmead Hospital.

Advocacy Award: Shelley Ross and the Cure Alliance — Shelley Ross is President of The Cure Alliance, a non-profit group of top scientists, researchers, medical doctors and innovators, plus those who support their efforts to end suffering by developing cures for chronic, debilitating and fatal diseases.

And, considering our aging population, the number of people who will develop these devastating and debilitating diseases is expected to increase dramatically in the future.

This year's Action Award honorees include global leaders in the fight to end cancer as we know it; a world leader in advancing the emerging field of regenerative medicine and game - changing cell therapy medical treatments; the president of a non-profit group focused on developing cures for chronic, debilitating and fatal diseases; a sickle cell and stem cell advocate and founder / science administrator of the Axis Advocacy; and the founding director of the Institute for Integrated Cell - Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Japan's Kyoto University.

In the 1950s, the US military developed artillery shells and bombs armed with a bacterium that causes a debilitating flu - like disease in humans.

By studying them, we are beginning to gain insight into human disease — to understand why organs such as the heart can not repair themselves or why, as we age, the incidence of debilitating diseases such as cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's increases so rapidly, and we are developing new therapies that will enhance our abilities to regenerate damaged tissues and prolong healthy lifespan.

But we certainly hope that our work will guide future medical studies and will help eventually develop effective therapies for patients with these debilitating diseases.»

«This research will give new insights which will ultimately enable medical scientists to develop new treatments for many debilitating diseases.

Results from recent studies will help us identify which prediabetic patients are at high risk for developing the disease, and which patients will develop debilitating complications.

Ongoing research includes efforts to identify more of the mutant genes and proteins that cause the various disease subtypes, efforts to discover the mechanisms of nerve degeneration and muscle atrophy with the hope of developing interventions to stop or slow down these debilitating processes, and efforts to find therapies to reverse nerve degeneration and muscle atrophy.

Smokers are four times more likely as those who never smoked to develop this chronic — and sometimes debilitating — disease, which can be painful, causes frequent diarrhea, and can require intestinal surgery.

Smokers are four times more likely as those who never smoked to develop this chronic — sometimes debilitating — disease, which can be painful, causes frequent diarrhea, and can require intestinal surgery.

If kids did that, their fat intake would drop to acceptable levels, and that alone would «go a long way in reducing their risks of becoming overweight, and in the long run of developing diabetes, heart disease and other chronic, debilitating conditions,» she says.

A proportion of patients with Lyme disease develop debilitating symptoms that persist in the absence of initial treatment or following short - course antibiotic therapy.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, but cancer may be the most - feared chronic illness in developed countries because of its relatively slow and painful debilitating process.

Excess cortisol can increase the risk of developing a laundry list of potentially debilitating and life - threatening conditions, including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, depression and neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer's disease.

Here are two reasons: First, deficiency of this trace mineral can debilitate and threaten our lives, and second, deficiency develops with increased frequency in those of us with celiac disease, unlike the general population.

The study found that while peripheral blood stem cells may reduce the risk of graft failure, bone marrow may cut the chances of developing chronic graft - versus - host disease (GVHD), a complication that is frequently debilitating.

Aged cats sometimes develop arthritis, neurological, and other debilitating diseases that also cause them to break their litter box training.

Some cats, however, may develop chronic constipation that becomes more frequent over time, and this may lead to a debilitating disease known as megacolon.

Ticks are now in more places and in higher numbers, putting more dogs at risk of developing potentially debilitating and deadly tick - borne diseases.

The charity stressed that many overweight pets develop potentially life - threatening conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, as well as debilitating conditions including arthritis as a direct result of being overweight.

Since 1971, Morris Animal Foundation has been funding studies to examine the causes of and develop treatments for this debilitating equine disease.

And precisely, in the identical way as their guardians are aging, our feline and canine family members can be at a greater risk of developing serious health conditions such as kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and debilitating joint problems.

Outlawing the use of DDT condemned tens of millions to death and hundreds of millions to one of the most debilitating diseases still rampant in the less developed world.