Sentences with phrase «for immune system malfunctions»

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For years, scientists thought that a bacterial toxin might cause the immune system to malfunction in this way — but sepsis is actually just an exaggeration of one of the usual immune defenses against bacteria and other invaders.

For the daughter of a 17th century farmer, a mutation causing a weakened immune system or a malfunctioning heart might have been an early death sentence — or at least prevented her from having her own children.

For example, people who have multiple sclerosis — caused by a malfunction of the immune system — had almost double the normal risk of getting dementia.

He and the Vereide Group grow precursors of human arterial cells, build colonies of dendritic cells (cells which can alert the rest of the immune system to the presence of a tumor), and use chick embryos to study the formation of early tissue layers for a possible future in which complex tissues, or even organs, can be grown to replace diseased, wounded, or malfunctioning ones.

The main reason for this is that chemicals (mainly known as cytokines) produced from stress to the immune system can cause the Kreb's cycle to malfunction.

While radiographs (x-rays) are a common test utilized for many orthopedic (musculoskeletal) problems, you might be surprised to learn that parasites, bacteria, viruses and even organ malfunction, immune system attack or hormone imbalance may be to blame for your pet's problem.

The live active bacteria existing in plain yogurt is a perfect option for aging cats who may have a weak or malfunctioning immune system.

This inflammation can be caused by infection of the brain (bacterial, viral, fungal and parasites are examples of infectious causes of encephalitis) or can be immune - mediated; which means the body's immune system is malfunctioning and creating abnormal inflammation for reasons we do not fully understand.