Sentences with phrase «evidence of activation»

In a previous study, Paller and her associates found evidence of activation of this Th2 immune pathway in the blood as well.

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Mothers who breastfeed have been found to report lower levels of perceived stress and negative mood, higher levels of maternal attachment, and tend to perceive their infants more positively than mothers who formula - feed.9, 19 - 21 There is evidence to suggest that breastfeeding mothers may also spend more time in emotional care and be more sensitive to infant emotional distress cues than bottle - feeding mothers.22, 23 Relatedly, a small fMRI study of 17 mothers in the first postpartum month, found that breastfeeding mothers showed greater activation in brain areas involved in empathy and bonding than formula - feeding mothers when listening to their own infant's cry.24 These brain areas included the superior frontal gyrus, insula, precuneus, striatum and amygdala.

In contrast, there was some evidence that activation in emotion - related areas, such as the amygdala, correlates with the degree of punishment subjects assign to John: higher punishment scores were associated with higher activation in these regions during the decision period.

These results provide evidence of the release of human immunoreactive beta - endorphin in vivo and suggest that naloxone - reversible pain relief achieved by stimulation of the periaqueductal gray matter may be in part mediated by the activation of beta - endorphin - rich diencephalic areas.

Our finding is the most robust evidence yet that Behavioural Activation is just as effective as CBT, meaning an effective workforce could be trained much more easily and cheaply without any compromise on the high level of quality.

«A growing body of evidence suggests that immune system activation, such as that caused by bacterial and viral infections, can play important roles in many brain disorders,» explained William Carlezon, PhD, chief of the Division of Basic Neuroscience at McLean Hospital, and senior author of the paper.

«The field now has two independent reports — our study and a 2015 report by Setiawan and colleagues in Toronto — showing essentially the same thing: that there is evidence for inflammation, more specifically microglial activation, in the brains of living patients during a major depressive episode,» said Dr. Talbot.

The evidence for immune activation was most prominent in the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region involved in mood regulation and implicated in the biological origin of depression, confirming the results of a previous study that first identified altered microglial activation in medication - free MDD patients.

As further evidence of BMP signaling activation, proteins isolated from zebrafish embryos were examined by immunoblotting for phosphorylated Smad1 / 5.

The protein encoded by the PIK3C2G gene belongs to the phosphatidylinositol -4,5-bisphosphonate 3 - kinase (PI3K) family, which plays a critical role in cancer.28 Experimental evidence suggests that activation of PI3K signaling enhances production of COX - 2 and PGE2, which results in inhibition of apoptosis in colon cancer cell lines that can be restored with NSAID - mediated blockade of PI3K.29

This paper provides evidence that there is a MyD88 - independent pathway for activation of IRF3.

The investigation of the niclosamide - DNA interaction using an electrochemical DNA - sensor showed for the first - time clear evidence of DNA binding and suggested that niclosamide toxicity can be caused by this effect, which is observed after reductive activation and transacetylation of the drug [79].

Recent evidence suggested that Aβ42 can trigger activation of AMP - activated Kinase (AMPK) and that AMPK activation is increased in the brain of AD patients.

We also provide evidence that activation of the mTOR pathway in ALK + ALCL depends, at least in part, on PI3K / AKT.

(6) However, it would be useful to see a more thorough analysis of the effect of ablating p16Ink4a - expressing senescent cells, and whether there may instead be evidence of a short - term rejuvenation of tissue function that is slowly lost over time to rising levels of other kinds of aging damage that INK - ATTAC activation does not address.

Evidence of gender differences in the ability to inhibit brain activation elicited by food stimulation

Recent evidence in healthy adults shows that training with high effort (intended muscle contraction) combined with minimal physical exercise increases brain - to - muscle command, which helps improve motor unit recruitment and activation level resulting in muscle strengthening (a motor unit is consisted of a motor neuron in the spinal cord and muscle fibers it controls).

In doing so, they have provided the first direct evidence that caspase - 9 forms both homo - and heterodimers within the apoptosome, each of which plays unique roles in the initial recruitment, activation, processing, and release of caspase - 9 from the complex.

Our findings provide evidence for functional heterogeneity of cytoarchitectonically defined subdivisions within IPL and offer a novel framework for synthesis and interpretation of the task - related activations and deactivations involving the IPL during cognition.

The research showed evidence that in rhesus macaques infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), the monkey form of HIV, loss of IL - 17 producing CD4 + and CD8 + T cells was associated with damage to the colon epithelium and with immune activation (see Monkey Matters, IAVI Report, Nov. - Dec.

Levels of viral replication and evidence of viral - induced immune activation within the tumor microenvironment were monitored.

The presence of increased pSTAT1 in canine MPS I aorta compared to unaffected canine aorta is evidence for TLR4 activation.

«The neural evidence drops back to baseline levels of activation, as if the item has been forgotten,» wrote Rose.

Evidence for impaired activation of the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

This study complements an fMRI study that demonstrated activation to the hippocampus during this technique, and elaborates upon the application of Kundalini yoga and meditation for psychiatric symptoms, as evidenced by a randomized controlled trial for OCD that outshines most if not all industry - funded pharmaceutical trials I have seen.

Functional MR imaging evidence of altered functional activation in metabolic syndrome.

In addition to backing off of carbs and sugar, there is also evidence that reducing protein intake may be important strategy in cancer in order to limit activation of the mTOR pathway.

Evidence from rat studies suggests that caffeine increases both AMPK activation and decreases catecholamine production, both of which may work to mitigate visceral fat gain over time.

Evidence from animal studies has suggested that PFASs may be involved in altering energy metabolism and thyroid hormone homeostasis [15 — 17], likely through the activation of various transcriptional factors, such as the peroxisome proliferator - activated receptors (PPARs)[18 — 20].

Furthermore, available evidence from in vitro studies suggests that one of the possible mechanisms through which phthalates exposure may affect insulin sensitivity is oxidative stress, either by activation of peroxisome proliferator — activated receptors (20) or by changes in mitochondrial membranes potential and permeability (21).

The use of formative assessment strategies and the activation of specific thought patterns — like comparing evidence of student learning to the goals of a lesson — must be automatic for formative assessment experts, so they can quickly process the evidence they elicit to determine what their students get and don't yet understand.

Compared with struggling readers who received other types of intervention, children who received an intervention focused on evidence - based application of the alphabetic principle not only improved their reading but also demonstrated increased activation in the neural systems for reading (Shaywitz et al., 2004).

On the basis of neurophysiologic evidence, it would appear that DA mediates the euphoria and the acute paranoid psychosis in abusers as well as the activation of schizophrenia, since all are more sensitive to d - amphetamine.

They then create an activation dependence that trends as kT, where T = Temperature, instead of the accepted Arrhenius - rate law exp -LRB-- E / kT)-- with no backing citation or experimental evidence to support this claim.

The FTC charged Telomerase Activation Sciences, Inc. and Noel Patton (collectively, TA Sciences) with lacking the scientific evidence to support claims that their capsules, powders, and creams could provide a broad range of anti-aging and other health benefits.

A Cochrane Review25 of the effects of psychological treatments for people with dementia found that these treatments may contribute to a reduction in depressive symptoms, however evidence comes mostly from small - scale studies, with heterogeneous treatments.25 A recent systematic review of behavioural activation (BA) interventions for older people found that these are associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms in older people without dementia living in the community.26 The review also highlighted that most studies so far including people with dementia do not use well - defined interventions.

Because both background environmental stressors as part of the daily routine in the animal facility and social stressors afforded by the rats» social environment may have provided necessary HPA activation for maternal behavior to exert a modulatory influence, such a correlation is at best consistent with a possible role of maternal care, but it can not be taken as conclusive evidence for sufficiency.

For example functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), children with a history of preschool - onset depression demonstrated distinct patterns of brain activation, which were similar to those of adults with depression.34 Other research documents that DSM - IV criteria for depression do not adequately capture the disorder's course in preschool - aged children.35 Similar to the heightened awareness regarding preschool depression, evidence suggests that young children can also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder when age - adjusted diagnostic criteria are employed.36

Our findings provide first evidence that GST (based on the Farrell & Shaw model) can be implemented and adapted for use in short - term in - patient (sub) acute settings, and might lead to short - term symptom improvement and possibly also improvement of schema mode activation.

As discussed above, there is robust evidence supporting the view that activation of secure base schema can positively influence the well - being of individuals and relationships.

[jounal] Mikulincer, M. / 2001 / Attachment theory and reactions to other's needs: Evidence that activation of the sense of attachment security promotes empathetic response / Journal of Personality and social Psychology 81: 1205 ~ 1224

Attachment theory and rections to others» needs:» evidence that activation of the sense of attachment security promotes empathic responses.

Attachment theory and reactions to others» needs: Evidence that activation of the sense of attachment security promotes empathic responses.

Attachment theory and concern for others» welfare: Evidence that activation of the sense of secure base promotes endorsement of self - transcendence values.

Supporting this proposition is much evidence that strength of emotional memories is moderated by glucocorticoid and noradrenergic activation at the time of consolidation [5, 6].