Sentences with phrase «done on animal models»

Several studies done on animal models have suggested that the principal compound in cilantro, linalool, has an ability to revamp and boost the antioxidant function of the liver.

These new antioxidants help with brain function, memory, they help fight fat, help fight stress, but what's most important is these studies are not being done on animal models but in humans.

A lot of research is currently done on animal models, and their findings may not translate to humans, he cautions.

Not exact matches

«What I've tried to do is create a sustainable organic farming model that is good for the earth, the soil, the animals, and the people working on these farms, and helps revitalize rural communities,» said Albert Straus, CEO and founder of Straus Family Creamery.

While scientists could do cellular work in animal models on the role of dopamine versus glutamate, and they could do EEGs in human beings, a bridge between the two remained elusive.

They were able to do so by building on an experiment showing that grafting a peripheral nerve into the space between a severed spinal cord in an animal model brought about nerve regeneration (albeit limited).

Granular resistive force theory, which considers the thrust provided by the body waves and the drag on the animals» bodies, helped model the locomotion and compare the energy efficiency of the limbless snake against that of the four - legged lizard — which doesn't use its legs to swim through the sand.

A lot of the work that we do relies on the use of rodents, animal models, rats and mice in particular.

Though the scientists don't know if such individual and pack behavior is a common occurrence, observations like these on Isle Royale provide insight into how animal societies function as well as the vicissitudes of the food chain cycle on Isle Royale, also helping to inform other models of the natural world.

According to the model, an animal that bases its decisions only on its current energy reserves can survive almost as long as one that uses its brain to calculate the best thing to do.

You damn well better believe that there is research going on in animal models — what does she expect, that scientists should mutagenize human mothers and chop up baby brains for this work?

The PD model animals did prove to exhibit substantial water maze deficits, both in time to locate the hidden platform and in time spent in the target quadrant on the probe test.

But how do these models help us understand HD and how to treat it - and what are the pitfalls of relying on animal models?

This isn't the first study to associate the unhealthy Western diet with autoimmune and inflammatory disease, and it did only concentrate on animal models, but the potential long - term implications of these results are undeniably disturbing.

If we equate de facto ketogenic diets with high - protein diets (which is not always correct) then the risks proposed by critics of this type of dietary approach are essentially those of possible kidney damage due to high levels of nitrogen excretion during protein metabolism, which can cause an increase in glomerular pressure and hyperfiltration.12 There is not wide agreement between studies; however, some infer the possibility of renal damage from animal studies, 99, 100 whereas others, looking at both animal models, meta - analyses and human studies, propose that even high levels of protein in the diet do not damage renal function.101, 102 In subjects with intact renal function, higher dietary protein levels caused some functional and morphological adaptations without negative effects.103 There may actually be renal - related effects, but on blood pressure rather than morphological damage.

agreed, i hate to admit it, but nintendrones are looking at this game with bear goggles on, LOL but seriously, they could have improved the models allot, an also in this video, the animal artificial intelligence, seems very poor, also did they bother to map the camera controls onto the second analogue stick??

Discounted rabies vaccines, special adoption events and community involvement fundraisers have done much to set Columbus County Animal Control on the path to becoming a model shelter.

«What I've tried to do is create a sustainable organic farming model that is good for the earth, the soil, the animals, and the people working on these farms, and helps revitalize rural communities.»