Sentences with phrase «gradual loss»

Due to negative nutrient balances as shown in Table 2, the question arises whether organic agriculture methods cause gradual loss of soil minerals.

Chronic kidney failure is caused by the more gradual loss of kidney function.

There are good reasons for that — drug - like nature of the sugar impact, and gradual loss of sensitivity to the sweet taste, leading to ever - increasing dose.

So ive recently come off an ultra low calorie diet (600kcal a day) and after losing a stone want to maintain a more healthy, gradual loss in weight.

Patients with RP experience gradual loss of side vision and night vision, and later of central vision, which can result in near blindness.

Brain cancer comes in many forms, ranging from more easily treatable benign forms that may trigger gradual loss of brain functions, to malignant forms that can in many cases prove fatal.

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that impairs daily functioning through gradual loss of memory.

Since pets lead generally sheltered lives and don't rely on reading the fine print of life, gradual loss of vision may be so unapparent to owners that only once it progresses to total blindness do they become aware.

The corollary of that is an enfeebled fin de règne in which Merkel defends a centrist legacy against attacks from both sides, accompanied by a gradual loss of party discipline as potential successors jockey for position.

Woman's singular strength arises from her awareness that God entrusts other eternal subjects to her and even where modernity has resulted in a «gradual loss of sensitivity for man, that is for what is essentially human», maternal love must «ensure sensitivity for human beings in every circumstance: because they are human!».

Over the next several centuries, with what Wright considers the gradual loss of the «Israel - dimension» in the church's understanding of itself and its scriptures, «the notion of scriptural authority became detached from its narrative context, and thereby isolated from both the fit and the goal of the Kingdom,» according to Wright.

«5 All his life the minister needs to do battle against this gradual loss, for he knows that, as far as his preaching is concerned, it is better to have a child's eye than an orator's tongue.

Add to this the gradual loss of enemies.

5) There is another elephant in the room (already filled to the brim with our pachyderm friends) and that is the tax implication facing some French, Spanish and Greek Clubs as their respective nations begin to tighten the screws on corporate tax evaders, thanks to the EU's gradual loss of patience with their poorer members failing economies.

It's a good trivia question; 24 years between gubernatorial victories, loss of the New York State Assembly for nearly 40 years, a gradual loss of control within the State Senate, diminished presence in the judiciary, a pitifully small Congressional delegation and a State GOP that became the laughingstock of the national Republican establishment.

It leads to a gradual loss of autonomy and, eventually, to death.

Adams is partnering with doctoral student Sambuddha Basu, associate professor and neurosciences researcher, Associate Professor Yoon - Seong Kim, and scientist Subhrangshu Guhathakurta to study Parkinson's, which affects motor functions caused by a gradual loss of brain cells.

Aging is associated with the gradual loss of brain cells, sleep disturbances and declining memory function, but how these factors are related to each other has been unclear.

So much of the loss of function and vitality that commonly accompanies aging actually begins with this gradual loss of muscle tissue starting in mid-life.

Glaser et al. show that dust deposition mediated by frequent tropical storms was an important source of nutrients for the Everglades until about 2800 years ago, when a climatic shift in the tropical Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico led to weather patterns that sharply decreased the level of dust inputs and led to a drier climate and a gradual loss of soil phosphorus, carbon, and nitrogen.

Afflicting people of all ages, retinitis pigmentosa causes a gradual loss of vision, akin to losing pixels in a digital camera.

During aging, Jasper says that repeated or chronic activation of TOR signaling contributes to the gradual loss of stem cells.

The disease, called Niemann - Pick type C (NPC), causes cholesterol to build up in neurons, leading to a gradual loss of brain function.

Degeneration of the retina brings about a gradual loss of function of these cells, thus resulting in progressive loss of visual field.

However, with each round of cell division, telomeres shorten, resulting in a gradual loss of genomic stability.

The disease — which has no cure and is not easily managed — becomes progressively disabling with loss of memory, cognition and worsening behavioral function, in addition to a gradual loss of independent functioning, Scharre said.

Social scientists refer to this gradual loss of interest in a topic as attentional decay.

Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited retinal degenerative disease that causes slow but progressive vision loss due to a gradual loss of the light - sensitive retinal cells called rods and cones.

Differentiation into distinct cell lineages is currently understood as a gradual loss of developmental potential.

These retinal cells are the type that are killed off in macular degeneration, eventually leading to the death of photoreceptors, and the gradual loss of central vision.

Final Report Summary: Glaucoma is characterized by a gradual loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which leads to a loss of vision.

A new genetic therapy that helped blind mice and dogs respond to light stimulus could restore sight to people who suffer from diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (a gradual loss of vision from periphery inwards).

However, a direct role for the gradual loss of methylation seen during an organism's lifetime in the aging process has yet to be... >> MORE

A gradual loss of weight in the range of 5 - 10 % of the total body mass will also gradually decrease the deposits of visceral fat.

Without exercise in your 30s, youll also experience the gradual loss of bone density, strength, and flexibility, says Miriam Nelson, director of the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Tufts University.

Loss of functionality is due primarily to deconditioning and a gradual loss of muscle tissue, a problem known as sarcopenia.

It is characterized by a gradual loss of muscle tone and coordination, as well as impaired growth, intellectual disability, and seizures.

Adult patients may have a variety of symptoms, which can lead to gradual loss of function:

I posted a few thoughts last week about an article on sarcopenia — the gradual loss of muscle with age — and new attempts to find drugs that will slow it down.

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, typically onsets after age 40 and it is due to the gradual loss of joint cartilage which can lead to bony endplate changes.

Much like our gradual loss of bone strength or osteoporosis, you can fight back against sarcopenia with regular exercise.

Sarcopenia refers to a gradual loss of muscle mass as we age, typically beginning in our 40s.

Over months or years, there is a slow but gradual loss of the positive clinical outcome as compared to the initial benefit.

As you age, your body produces less CoQ10, which is thought to be a major reason behind the gradual loss of energy past your twenties.

As a person ages, there is a gradual loss of acid - base regulation by the kidneys and can increase the chances of a diet - induced metabolic acidosis [29].

Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become weak and brittle because of the gradual loss of tissue.

Continuous cycling can lead to gradual loss of elasticity in the muscles and may even decrease overall joint flexibility.

The power of Clay Tweel's tear - jerking documentary, based on Gleason's video diaries, comes from the honesty and humour with which Gleason presents the gradual loss of control over his bodily functions.