Sentences with phrase «evidence of deficiency»

You need to have your free testosterone levels evaluated and I would bet you would see evidence of deficiency.

There is growing evidence of deficiencies in the quality of health care for children, including low rates of preventive services, 1 persistent disparities in health status, 2 and lack of a usual source of care among ethnic and racial minorities and children in low - income families.3

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If you think the home didn't sell for its fair market value and the deficiency is therefore higher than it should be, you can present evidence of this in court.

Kirk then examines efforts to argue in favour of the ordination of women from Scripture and Tradition, exposing the sparseness of the proposed evidence and uncovering remarkable deficiencies in historical scholarship.

Suffice it to say that ignoring the evidence indicating evolution and invoking supernatural mechanisms to account for deficiencies in creationist models suggests the rejection of evolution is principally based in an unreasonable doubt born of a priori religious faith.

Ironically atheists see religion as the great evil due to its content, and are blind to the deficiencies of their own ideologies — even in light of historical evidence of what happens when society purges itself of religion and objective morality.

Friedan cites voluminous evidence supporting her contention that this state of affairs was a consequence not of some personal or natural deficiency in the women but of the role assigned them by the mystique.

As for hair, some evidence indicates that hair thinning and loss can be due to nutrient deficiencies, including a lack of amino acids.

Mounting evidence suggests that clamping the cord within seconds of the baby's arrival deprives it of vital blood from the placenta — which can lead to iron deficiency and anaemia in later life.

Our study found no evidence of benefit for nervous system or cognitive function from 12 months of supplementation among older people with moderate vitamin B12 deficiency.

Now increasing evidence suggests that oxytocin could also correct some of the interpersonal deficiencies experienced by those who have autism.

«We used different lines of evidence to show that ANGPTL3 deficiency is associated with a reduced risk of coronary artery disease,» said study co-author Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Penn. «But ultimately we were able to identify that fact that carriers of this genetic mutation did in fact experience a benefit — with little other health risk.»

The researchers also found no evidence to support a link between vitamin D deficiency and increased risk of OSA in non-obese study participants.

This, the researchers said, was evidence of myxoedematous endemic cretinism; the disorder arises from prenatal nutritional deficiencies that render the thyroid gland unable to function, which in turn supersizes the pituitary.

A recent study of elderly men found no evidence that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increased in severity (or prevalence) as a result of vitamin D deficiency.

A new investigation of more than 48,000 stored tumor samples finds evidence of a key deficiency in a repair mechanism designed to keep DNA from being mutated and causing cancer.

The study finds no evidence of cellular intestinal inflammation, lactase deficiency, or «leaky gut» specific to autistic children with GI symptoms, according to the new research, led by Timothy Buie, MD, Rafail Kushak, PhD, and Harland Winter, MD, of MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston.

Compared to the hunter - gatherers who preceded them, the farmers had a nearly 50 per cent increase in enamel defects indicative of malnutrition, a fourfold increase in iron - deficiency anemia (evidenced by a bone condition called porotic hyperostosis), a theefold rise in bone lesions reflecting infectious disease in general, and an increase in degenerative conditions of the spine, probably reflecting a lot of hard physical labor.

As evidence of widespread vitamin D deficiency grows, some scientists are wondering whether the sunshine vitamin — once only considered important in bone health — may actually play a role in one of neurology's most vexing conditions: autism.

«However at the same time, there is a relatively weak recommendation to manage iron deficiency in such patients, mainly because of a paucity of evidence confirming the benefits of iron repletion.

In addition, molecular studies of human colorectal cancer samples recently uncovered multiple mutations in the TRPV1 gene, though Raz noted that currently there is no direct evidence that TRPV1 deficiency is a risk factor for colorectal cancer in humans.

They also found evidence of reduced numbers of mitochondria and early mitochondrial deficiency in the cerebellar cortex.

The discovery, reported in the journal Nutrients, adds to the evidence that iron deficiency early in life can have long - lasting consequences for the brain, said University of Illinois animal sciences professor Ryan Dilger, who led the study with Austin Mudd, a graduate student in the neuroscience program at the U. of I.

That will require a completely new set of clinical trials, and it's my expectation that the benefit is going to be most marked in those individuals with clear evidence of homologous recombination deficiency.

Recent evidence has suggested that diabetic neuropathy (DN) is pathophysiologically related to both impaired angiogenesis and a deficiency of neurotrophic factors in the nerves.

Results: The 3 individuals with complete ANGPTL3 deficiency showed no evidence of coronary atherosclerotic plaque.

WASHINGTON (May 17, 2017)-- A new investigation of more than 48,000 stored tumor samples finds evidence of a key deficiency in a repair mechanism designed to keep DNA from being mutated and causing cancer.

Objectives: The study goal was to leverage 3 distinct lines of evidence - a family that included individuals with complete (compound heterozygote) ANGPTL3 deficiency, a population based - study of humans with partial (heterozygote) ANGPTL3 deficiency, and biomarker levels in patients with myocardial infarction (MI)- to test whether ANGPTL3 deficiency is associated with lower risk for CAD.

However, recent evidence indicates that apoE4 expression compromises the blood - brain barrier (as does apoE deficiency).40 Studies of brain histology, neurodegenerative markers, cholinergic activity, and neuronal function in knockout mice have been equivocal.39 Failure of detailed neurocognitive and retinal studies to demonstrate defects in our patient suggests either that the functions of apoE in the brain and eye are not critical or that they can be fulfilled by a surrogate protein.

In an era where restrictive dieting and low - fat food choices are viewed as glimmering badges of health, mounting evidence displays a dangerous correlation between nutrient deficiencies, poor digestive health and rising mental distress.

There is also some evidence that magnesium deficiency may play a part in the development of some headaches, so talk to your doctor about supplementation.

We have evidence now that vitamin D deficiency and the development of melanoma — the most deadly type of skin cancer — are related.

Starting way back in 1931 (when Otto Warburg was awarded his Nobel Prize for research on the link between cancer and adequate oxygen to the cells), there has been a growing body of evidence indicating the link between immune deficiency and reduced oxygen metabolism.

Some evidence suggests that large doses may lead to imbalances and deficiencies in the flavonoids (vitamin P), a powerful family of over 6,000 antioxidants that have a symbiotic working relationship with vitamin C — each increasing the other's effect.

There is also quite a bit of evidence that Vitamin D depletes magnesium, and so I find these symptoms are an «induced» magnesium deficiency in those who are already «borderline» magnesium deficient.

There is some evidence of poor iron metabolism and high estrogen levels as causative factors for RLS, but with menopause RLS doesn't tend to improve so the details of the hormonal and nutrient deficiency etiologies are RLS are not yet clear.

But megadoses of isolated ascorbic acid may lead to imbalances and deficiencies in vitamin P. New evidence suggests that vitamin C works synergistically with vitamin E. Hypoglycemics and individuals on a high - protein diet require more vitamin C as these conditions interfere with the metabolism of ascorbic acid.

While it has commonly been thought that Americans» intake of essential micronutrients is adequate, evidence indicates that damage occurs at nutrient levels higher than those known to cause acute deficiency disease and, in some individuals (e.g., those with SNPs resulting in lessened KM), it is obvious that higher than DRI levels of the associated enzyme co-factors are necessary for optimal function.

Finally, as further evidence of the growth - longevity trade - off, we should note that, in humans, growth hormone receptor deficiency is associated with a major reduction in pro-aging signaling, cancer, and diabetes.

... the diagnosis of androgen deficiency requires only an ear attuned to the characteristic symptoms and blood test providing evidence of reduced levels of total or free testosterone.

For example, more than half of people with an inflammatory bowel disorder called Crohn's disease have evidence of zinc deficiency.

Evidence of the adverse effects of fatty acid deficiencies has led to sharply increased consumption of essential fatty acid supplements.

There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE about the effectiveness of histidine supplements in the prevention or treatment of anemia due to folate deficiency [6], allergies and ulcers [2] or in increasing muscle power or athletic performance.

Second, the claim that the general population shows no evidence of micronutrient deficiencies is beyond absurd.

Turns out there's no real evidence of dietary protein deficiency.

Mounting scientific evidence suggests that nutritional deficiencies like a lack of omega - 3's damage the brain and is responsible for many of the mental health issues in our society today.

My point is that there is irrefutable epidemiological and nutritional survey evidence showing American seniors suffer in statistically significant numbers from protein calorie malnutrition and that this deficiency contributes to muscle atrophy and asthenia (weakness) and that this loss of strength results in an inability to perform activities of daily living that diminish quality of life.

Mounting scientific evidence suggests that nutritional deficiencies like a lack of omega - 3 damage the brain and is responsible for many of the mental health issues in our society today.

[9][19] In addition to these classical vitamin deficiency diseases, some evidence has also suggested links between vitamin deficiency and a number of different disorders.

However, while most of the research is still new doesn't show a direct link between specific cravings and nutrient deficiencies, there is some evidence pointing to food cravings as your body's natural, instinctive way of letting you know you that you need more of an important nutrient.