Sentences with phrase «effect of the disease process»

Gene therapy is the introduction of part of the reproductive code (gene) into a cell to reduce the adverse effects of a disease process.

Not exact matches

Even though alcoholism ranks as one of the country's three major health problems, along with cancer and heart disease; even though it accounts for approximately 98,000 deaths every year; even though it is the root cause of most pastoral - care crises (suicides, auto fatalities, child abuse, divorces, hospital admissions, accidental deaths and home violence); even though it costs the nation $ 120 billion annually in terms of lost work time, health and welfare benefits, property damage, medical expenses, insurance and lost wages; and even though its effects impair the educational process of every child in every classroom, still the church acts as though alcoholism does not exist.

Dr. Alaedini noted that, «Although we can't draw direct conclusions about the pathogenic effects of the proteins yet, these findings should prompt a closer look into their potential involvement in the inflammatory processes at work in celiac disease.»

All too often, in the never - ending quest for unequivocal proof of cause and effect, the environmental regulation process loses sight of a basic public health purpose: disease prevention.

An initial clinical trial of simvastatin in people with early - stage MS showed reductions in brain lesions, suggesting an effect on the underlying disease process.

Most products on the market today that are used to treat skin problems target the effects of the disease or wound such as inflammation, which can prolong the healing process and result in scarring.

The process of drug discovery has been dominated in recent years by the screening of large libraries of structurally diverse small molecules for effects on target proteins associated with disease.

Washington State University researchers say environmental factors are having an underappreciated effect on the course of disease and evolution by prompting genetic mutations through epigenetics, a process by which genes are turned on and off independent of an organism's DNA sequence.

These findings demonstrate that the vascular effects of sleep apnea are reversible if treated early in the disease process, suggesting that we might be able to mitigate the long - term risk of chronic exposure to OSA.»

T cells, which circulate in the blood, are an obvious candidate for medical applications of the technology, as these cells not only stand at the center of many disease processes, but could be easily gathered from patients, edited with CRISPR / Cas9, then returned to the body to exert therapeutic effects.

Their findings — that nanotubes and vesicles are an important part of the communications process — show that the extracellular vesicles contribute to the complexity of African trypanosomiasis through the transfer of virulence factors between parasites and inadvertent interaction with host cells, which has a profound effect on disease, the study notes.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers say environmental factors are having an underappreciated effect on the course of disease and evolution by prompting genetic mutations through epigenetics, a process by which genes are turned on and off independent of an organism's DNA sequence.

That damage accumulates with age to cause secondary effects, which in turn cause further issues, and by the time the process of dysfunction rises to the level of being called a disease it has become a huge mess of broken mechanisms, confusion, and dead ends.

Oisín Biotechnologies» ground - breaking research and technology is demonstrating that the solution to mitigating the effects of age - related diseases is to address the damage created by the aging process itself.

Continued research may allow HPFM to be used as a probe so, for instance, it would be possible to study the effect of new treatments being developed to save plants such as citrus trees from bacterial diseases rapidly decimating the citrus industry, or study fundamental photonically - induced processes in complex systems such as in solar cell materials or opto - electronic devices.

Disease is not»cause and effect» driven so much as it is a process with an infinite number of potential inputs and any number of potential outcomes.

Insight into the processes to which these genes contribute is exploding as researchers assess the effects of the alterations, and pharmaceutical companies are using the resulting mouse models of disease to develop drugs.

Motility disorders can occur for a variety of reasons, including a side effect of a medication, a result of another disease process, or even for no known cause (which is called idiopathic).

By mitigating the effects of free radicals, vitamins can decrease the risk of chronic skin disease and slow down the aging process.

The most important effects of properly balanced progesterone in women include reduction of mood swings, improvement of brain functioning, (especially memory and thought development processes), maintenance of vascular and cardiovascular health, lower risk of endometrial cancer, increased strength and resilience of bones to help reduce risk of osteoporosis, reduced risk of gallbladder disease and promotion of a healthy digestive tract, a healthier immune system and better conversion of stored fat into energy — and, yes, better sleep.

But there are some cancer biologists out there that feel that while mutations are ubiquitous in cancer, they may not be the primary driving force of the disease and, as we'll discuss later, they may actually be secondary effects of a deeper underlying process.

This was when she began to develop an «oil protein» of her own, that would reverse the disease - causing effects of trans fats and processed foods.

By becoming aware of these potentially harmful substances, how they become produced and how we can control them, we can reduce the devastating effects of disease, and control the process of aging.

The agency could not have predicted the advances in science that would uncover not only the addiction - like process that compels us to gobble up these foods, nor could they have predicted the mechanisms that reveal how these foods can change the expression of our genetic material and predispose a generation of children to metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes.13, 14 The agency could not have guessed that its recommendations would have especially devastating effects on minorities whom scientists believe may be genetically susceptible to diseases related to a diet high in processed grains and cereal products.15, 16

The combination of anti-inflammatory effects along with improve mitochondrial function simply allows the body to heal and mitigate disease processes much more effectively.

The most important effects of properly balanced progesterone in women include reduction of mood swings, improvement of brain functioning, (especially memory and thought development processes), helps to maintain vascular and cardiovascular health, lower risk of endometrial cancer, increased strength and resilience of bones to help reduce risk of osteoporosis, reduces risk of gallbladder disease and promoting a healthy digestive tract, contributes to a healthy immune system and helps convert stored fat into energy.

It can also speed up the healing process for wounds and damaged tissues, regulate the proper functioning of the nervous system, and reduce the effects and presence of Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative neural diseases.

Unfortunately some diabetics have other disease processes affecting their bodies that make glucose control difficult or they are not presented to the veterinarian for evaluation until they are deathly ill from the effects of diabetes, making the prognosis poor.

Free radicals, which are thought to contribute to chronic disease and the negative effects of aging, are highly charged particles produced by normal metabolic processes.

Chronic nonspecific therapy may result in adverse effects and allow progression of the underlying disease process leading to an even more difficult to manage situation.

Topics such as the effects of processed pet foods on the health of companion animals, annual vaccination of dogs and cats, corporate sponsorship of academic chairs and professorships, and the British Veterinary Associationâ $ ™ s focus on genetic diseases of dogs are so diverse and so complex that it is not possible to adequately discuss them all in a letter.

In addition, most therapies have side effects worse than the disease process in and of itself.

Parkinson's Disease has the capacity to produce side effects in your life that could potentially impact the underwriting process of burial insurance.

Their model proposes that the manifestation of the adverse effects of certain risk factors (e.g., parameters of the disease / disability, functional independence, and psychosocial stressors) on children's psychosocial adaptation (e.g., mental, physical, and social functioning) may be attenuated by a variety of resistance factors (e.g., intrapersonal, social — ecological, and stress - processing variables).

Their model proposes that manifestation of the adverse effects of certain Risk Factors (e.g., parameters of the disease / disability, functional independence, and psychosocial stressors) on Adaptation (e.g., mental, physical, and social functioning) may be attenuated by a variety of Resistance Factors (e.g., intrapersonal, social — ecological, and stress processing variables).