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).