Sentences with phrase «epidemiological studies linking»

Microglia are activated during Alzheimer's disease progression and may mediate an initially protective inflammatory response, a notion that is also supported by epidemiological studies linking mutations in the TREM2 gene to increased risk of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

One well - designed epidemiological study linked tofu consumption with exaggerated brain aging.

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We chose to model the effects on body weight because good evidence (from both trials and epidemiological studies) links regular consumption of sugar sweetened drinks to weight gain.8 10 12 Moreover, data from longitudinal studies support the idea that changes in the price of sugar sweetened drinks are linked to changes in body weight.20 Other groups have used this form of modelling to estimate the effects of a sugar sweetened drink tax on obesity.18 21 22

An epidemiological study of PFOA effects in West Virginia communties found a «probable link» between exposure to the chemical and the following illnesses: diagnosed high cholestorol, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, and pregnancy - induced hypertension.

He also organized extensive epidemiological studies of seven villages that conclusively proved the link between pellagra and poverty.

Hugo Lövheim and Fredrik Elgh, professor at the Department of Virology, have now confirmed this link in two large epidemiological studies.

Thousands of factory and funeral home workers have been subjects of epidemiological studies worldwide that have linked formaldehyde to health effects.

Isoflavones have been shown to slow the growth of breast cancer cells in laboratory studies, and epidemiological analyses in East Asian women with breast cancer found links between higher isoflavone intake and reduced mortality.

They didn't have a way to systematically record health complaints or to track which residents might have been exposed to which pollutants and when — the essential link in completing an epidemiological study.

This review examines three areas of study — one, the biological pathways of alcohol - linked breast cancer; two, the epidemiological risk relationship between drinking and breast cancer; and three, the global burden of breast cancer incidence and mortality that is attributable to drinking — with a focus on light drinking.

By then, more than 12 large - scale epidemiological studies had failed to find evidence of the hypothesized link (J. S. Gerber and P. A. Offit Clin.

Dr Kristensen recommends that an inter-disciplinary approach be taken to address this, «by combining epidemiological data from human studies with more experimental research on models, such as rodents, it may be possible to firmly establish this link and determine how it happens, so that pregnant women in pain can be successfully treated, without risk to their unborn children.»

«Childhood asthma: Not linked to BCG vaccination: Large epidemiological study.»

The National Epidemiological and Environmental Assessment of Recreational (NEEAR) Water Study is combining data from rapid indicators with beachgoer interviews to get a clearer picture of the link between water quality and human health.

Exposure to a compound commonly found in plastic food containers is linked to heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to the first large epidemiological study in humans.

Until now, underlying mechanisms linking noise to elevated cardiovascular risk have rarely been explored in epidemiological studies.

Past epidemiological studies have found a link between the amount of time spent cooking over woks and the risk of lung cancer.

«A number of epidemiological studies have suggested that taking antacid medicines in pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of asthma in the offspring.

Previous epidemiological studies had linked sugar consumption with metabolic syndrome, but it had been impossible to prove causation from that research.

His long - term collaboration with Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg, who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the hepatitis B virus, led to breakthrough epidemiological, clinical, and virological studies of hepatitis B and its link to primary liver cancer, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Some epidemiological studies have linked exposure to formaldehyde over several months with certain forms of cancer, such as leukemia.

Epidemiological studies have shown that broccoli consumption is linked to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease mortality.

In fact, one epidemiological study found that frequent intake of peanuts and peanut products was linked to a lowered incidence of colorectal cancer in Taiwanese women.

Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies link soy to malnutrition, digestive problems, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders, even heart disease and cancer.

Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies link soy to malnutrition, digestive problems, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders and even heart disease and cancer.

Five large human epidemiological studies, including the Nurses Health Study, the Iowa Health Study, the Adventist Health Study and the Physicians Health Study, all found that nut consumption is linked to a lower risk for heart disease.

Earlier epidemiological (population) studies have also linked higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines with depressive symptoms.

Unlike epidemiological studies, intervention studies can prove «causal» links between things.

In 2004, the World Health Organization estimated that about one million deaths per year are caused by air pollution, and several epidemiological studies have linked air pollution to the development of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, including lung cancer.

Examples include diethyl phthalate, a chemical found in 97 percent of Americans and linked to sperm damage in human epidemiological studies, and musk ketone, which concentrates in human fat tissue and breast milk.

Self - report measures have proved invaluable in research assessing parental practices and discipline, with large epidemiological studies using self - report measures linking problem parenting (especially harsh and inconsistent discipline) with disruptive behaviour in children.1, 12 Self - report measures are also fundamental in research assessing parental beliefs, as they provide the only means of tapping into this important area of family functioning.