Sentences with phrase «growth by radiation»

So the observed «interactive effect» is nothing more than the standard inhibition of cell growth by radiation.

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By contrast, when the team treated the mice with radiation plus a CCL2 - blocking antibody, the tumors» recruitment of monocytes and macrophages was sharply reduced, and the tumor growth was slowed more dramatically.

Those with permanent impairment — usually caused by repeated surgeries or radiation to remove cancerous and noncancerous growths — have scarring and stiffening of the vocal cord mucosa that can lead to a complete loss of the voice.

First, we experience more cumulative exposure to the things that mess with DNA in ways that can lead to malignant growth: sunlight, radiation, environmental toxins and noxious by - products of metabolism.

An experimental drug that targets abnormally high levels of a protein linked to cancer growth appears to significantly reduce the proliferation of prostate cancer cells in laboratory cell cultures and animals, while also making these cells considerably more vulnerable to radiation, according to results of a study led by Johns Hopkins scientists.

However, since this super-strong metal is not absorbed by the body over time, it can cause complications like infection, fistulization (particularly following radiation therapy), interference with skeletal growth, intolerance, thermal sensitivity, and interference with MRI and other imagining procedures.

So, even if embryos can successfully form in high - radiation space environments, their growth may be hampered by the reduced gravity.

«While X-rays from matter falling onto the first black holes hindered their further growth, that very same radiation may have later cleared the way for direct formation of supermassive black holes by suppressing star formation,» said Alvarez.

We previously showed that calorie restriction and alternate daily fasting works synergistically with doses of radiation therapy to enhance cancer cell kill and slow tumor growth, by decreasing several metabolic pathways heavily related to dietary carbohydrates and insulin.

Orbital forcing causes ice ages or ends them by redistributing incoming solar radiation over seasons and latitudes so that ice sheet growth or decay is more or less favorable on a regional basis, with a resulting global average albedo feedback.)

Plankton forms the main food of many ocean species, and fisheries could be badly hit by the loss of these micro-organisms as a result of warmer waters, according to the paper, published this week in the British journal Nature... Other factors that influence phytoplankton growth include [iron] dust blown from the land, and variations in solar radiation.

We hear it regarding many products, a few being alternative medicines, seaweed extracts to enhance plant growth, organic gardening, anti- oxidants in food, healthy diets, poisoning by trace elements, nuclear radiation fears, chemophobia in general, cholesterol, many others culminating in the bigvone, religion.

In 1992 to 1993, a marked reduction in growth rate occurred, coincident with the cooling and radiation anomaly caused by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in June 1991.