Sentences with phrase «face of human disease»

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Its pressing task is quite simply to tell people what the basic content of Christianity is, and to give them some information of what the Christian Church is achieving in the face of ignorance, fear, disease and sheer physical human need in many parts of the world.

The pressing task is quite simply to tell people what the basic content of Christianity is, and to give them some information of what the Christian Church is achieving in the face of ignorance, fear, disease and sheer physical human need in many parts of the world.

Man can reshape the conditions of his life, change the face of nature, eliminate killing diseases, reconstruct the human body, control the growth of population in ways beyond anything remotely conceivable before the twentieth century.

All human beings face death as an inevitable destiny, but those of us who are crippled by heart disease or cerebral injury or other illness are more conscious of this destiny, particularly as we advance in years.

A joint work by EPFL, ETH Zürich and the CHUV has identified a pathological process that takes place in both mice and humans towards one of the most common diseases that people face in the industrialized world: type 2 diabetes.

From the creation of nanoparticles to the exploration of the Outer Space, from the attenuation of oil production to the zoonotic disease epidemics, human beings has achieved great scientific advancements, but are currently facing unprecedented challenges.

A lanky 52 - year - old with a slender, equine face, he has spent most of his career investigating the connections between reproductive hormones and human disease.

In addition to adding cream to the diets of premature infants, since 2009, Texas Children's has significantly reduced its rates of necrotizing enterocolitis, one of the most devastating and potentially fatal diseases a neonate can face, by implementing a human milk feeding protocol for all infants weighing less than 3.3 pounds.

It also demonstrates for the first time in humans that POF and azoospermia, a disorder that impedes normal sperm production, are probably the two faces of the same genetic disease.»

A human vaccine against malaria has faltered in the face of the sophisticated life cycle of Plasmodium falciparum, the one - celled parasite responsible for the most severe form of the disease.

It will be just the second time in history a devastating viral disease has been wiped off the face of the earth, the first being the human disease smallpox, declared vanquished in 1980.

He and his colleagues monitor the quantity and duration of face - to - face interactions among people, key data for models of infectious diseases spread by human contact.

A solution to the ethical dilemma of using human embryonic stem cells to treat human diseases could be staring us in the face.

BSI member Professor Michael Dustin, explains, «While an overwhelming T - cell response might on the face of it sound effective, it brings risks of immunopathology, where an over-active immune system destroys healthy human tissue, not just the invading disease - causing pathogen.

Our pets are susceptible to some of the ailments that aging humans face, such as cancer, diabetes, kidney complications, liver and intestinal disorders, arthritis, dental disease and vision impairment.

His ground - breaking innovation, a limb - sparing technique for the treatment of canine osteosarcoma, has been widely adopted in human cancer centers and has helped countless children facing this dreaded disease.

Just like humans, as pets enter their «golden years» they become more likely to face a variety of age - related conditions and / or diseases.

«Veterinary medicine is at the forefront of issues facing our world, from food safety to conserving our natural environment, from emerging infectious agents to diseases like cancer that can affect both humans and animals.

Among the risks the continent faces are reductions in food security and agricultural productivity, particularly regarding subsistence agriculture, increased water stress and, as a result of these and the potential for increased exposure to disease and other health risks, increased risks to human health.»