Sentences with phrase «immune effects as»

He, Maze, and colleagues have shown that using a chemical to trigger the same immune effects as the nerve could prevent postoperative cognitive declines in mice.

For example, prebiotics like breast milk oligosaccharides preferentially stimulate bifidobacterium, which has multiple immune effects as mentioned above.

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Made of a polymer that has already been approved by the FDA for applications such as biodegradable sutures, InVivo's implant seems to undermine the biological ripple effect that leads to apoptosis, essentially by leading the body to believe that the damage is not that bad, which tones down the immune response and helps the healthier neural tissue survive and heal.

Even small digital coins such as Tron (TRX) are not immune to this rollercoaster effect.

High levels of stress and anxiety have significant physical effects on our bodies, such as stomach pain, muscle tension, chronic pain, headaches, weakened immune systems and the development of other mental health disorders.

In adults, C. difficile infection is associated with diarrhea and unpleasant side effects, and while babies don't seem to be as affected by the bacteria, the presence of C. difficile could push out the Escherichia and Shigella that are so critical to developing a strong and healthy immune system.

He concluded that the acid had a very positive effect on humans, by strengthening our immune systems and serving as a healing aid.

The contribution of bacteria through vaginal delivery followed by exclusive breastfeeding promotes specific microbial profiles that facilitate optimal nutrient metabolism and early systemic immune training.23 The potential short - and long - term effects of perturbations of the gut microbiome of infancy, as influenced by operative delivery or formula feeding, are beginning to be examined.

In addition to being more highly exposed to As, children appear to be far more sensitive to the potential carcinogenic effects of As49, 50 and have a heightened risk for adverse growth, adverse immune response, and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes,25,51 - 53 even at relatively low levels of exposure.24, 54 Our results indicate that consumption of rice and rice products increases infants» exposure to As and that regulation could reduce As exposure during this critical phase of development.

That advisory showed PFOA «may result in adverse health effects» including developmental effects to fetuses and breastfed infants, cancer, liver effects, immune effects, thyroid effects and other effects such as high cholesterol.

EDCs, such as flame retardants, phthalates and bisphenol - A, are known for their potential effects on reproductive, neurological and immune functions.

Side effects of the treatment included skin rashes, thyroid problems and diarrhea as the therapy caused the immune system to attack other parts of the body.

A potentially fatal battle between the immune cells of a blood marrow donor and a recipient seems to kill off any HIV as a side effect

An environment that is not highly hygienic has a positive effect on the development of the immune system as it learns not to react to harmless materials as is the case with allergies.

A DNA vaccine's tolerizing effect could potentially be used to combat autoimmune diseases — such as some forms of diabetes and arthritis — in which the immune system attacks and destroys its own tissues.

In the 2012 trial, for example, eight people had serious side effects, such as a sharp decrease in immune cells called neutrophils, and 14 people had comparatively mild side effects like nausea.

The researchers caution that their findings, described online on May 4 in npj Schizophrenia — a new publication from Nature Publishing Group — do not establish a cause - and - effect relationship between mental illness and yeast infections but may support a more detailed examination into the role of lifestyle, immune system weaknesses and gut - brain connections as contributing factors to the risk of psychiatric disorders and memory impairment.

«There is a tendency to think of depression as a purely «psychological» or»em otional» issue, but it also has physical effects and changes in inflammatory and immune markers have been reported in depressed people,» commented Scott Patten, MD, PhD, the O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, Cumming School of Medicine.

The JDF Center for Islet Cell Transplantation will fund 32 researchers to focus on four main goals: Reversing the overactive immune response that kills islet cells; finding new sources for islet cell transplants, such as pigs or genetically engineered cells; persuading the body to accept the transplanted cells without immunosuppressive drugs that often trigger worse side effects than the disease; and overcoming the technical difficulties of transplantation.

The «blood - brain barrier» is also at the centre of a potential puzzle raised by research such as today's research: how can the immune system have an effect in the brain when many inflammatory markers and antibodies can not penetrate this barrier?

Researchers are now studying the effect of this peptide to see in what other areas this type of immune education will prevent disease, such as with food allergies.

«This study extends the narrative that many of the effects of disease - related genetic variation are specific to a certain context, such as a given immune cell type,» said Barbara Stranger, PhD, University of Chicago, senior study author.

Drinking alcohol has a variety of damaging effects on the immune system and organs — like the gut, liver and lung — which can be worsened by pre-existing conditions as well as consumption of prescription and over-the-counter medications that aged individuals often take.

The lingering of the fetal DNA, research suggests, may be a mixed blessing for a mom: The cells may benefit the mother's health — by promoting tissue repair and improving the immune system — but may also cause adverse effects, such as autoimmune reactions.

Although prior twin studies had hinted that nonheritable factors contribute to some autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, the recent analysis was one of the first to quantify genetic and environmental effects on the general immune system.

Most people live with the infection without noticeable effect, but it can be life - threatening for people with suppressed immune systems, such as people on cancer therapies or who have HIV / AIDS.

For decades, scientists and doctors have speculated about the effect of certain sickness behaviors, such as fasting, on the immune system and on the course of disease.

As microglia are very long - lived, the scientists were keen to find out whether environmental factors change these immune cells over time and what effect this can have on brain health.

On the flipside, targeting this growth factor or BCL - 2 could reduce NK cell numbers and offer potential therapies for immune disorders such as some types of autoimmune diseases, sepsis or graft versus host disease, a side effect of bone marrow transplants.

This form of interference with bacterial gene regulation is also of pharmaceutical interest as it is known that pathogenic bacteria can protect themselves against attack by the immune system and the effect of antibiotics by forming biofilms, for instance on the epithelium of the respiratory system.

«But there is less awareness of alcohol's harmful effects in other areas, such as the immune system,» said Elizabeth Kovacs, PhD, a co-author of the study and director of Loyola's Alcohol Research Program.

«Given the importance of the microbiome in human adaptations such as digestion, smell and the immune system, it would appear very likely that the human microbiome has had an effect on speciation,» Bordenstein says.

A NASA study suggests that the skin cancer rate in astronauts might be three times as high as that of NASA employees who have not flown in space, though this is not necessarily solely due to the effects on the immune system.

As for worries about harmful effects, researchers say AAV8 isn't likely to disrupt healthy genes, a side effect that stalled a promising gene - therapy trial for an immune - deficiency disorder in 2002.

The data show that the order and type of administration (oral spray or injection) of the vaccines may affect the activation of the immune system and may have a long lasting effect that affects subsequent immunizations as well as the susceptibility to infection.

Steven Pavletic, who heads the Graft - versus - Host and Autoimmunity Section at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, says the standard treatments — corticosteroids such as prednisone — «carpet bomb» the immune system, causing a host of side effects and weakening the immune response to potentially deadly infections.

However, there are toxicities associated with delivering these drugs systemically, as well as side effects since suppressing the immune system can make a patient vulnerable to infection.

Two years ago, while investigating the effect of immune genes on longevity, molecular geneticist Ted Brummel of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, Seymour Benzer of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, and their colleagues found that middle - aged fruit flies turned up the expression of an antibacterial gene just as they began to die off more frequently.

As such, the density of states at zero energy is zero, and the fermion is immune to many interesting thermodynamic effects.

«First, the effect of cortisone is mediated by macrophages which usually serve as scavenger cells in an immune response.

However, such biologically based components are often sources of trouble, provoking unwanted side effects such as an immune response.

They can provide a range of beneficial effects, such as lowering inflammatory cytokines (chemicals released by the immune system that can cause problems in rheumatoid arthritis patients), reducing joint stiffness and pain, as well as lowering oxidative stress — the ability of the body to counteract or detoxify harmful chemicals.

This is worrying, as we know that even occasional tobacco smoking is bad for your health, and young people who smoke occasionally believe they are somehow immune to its effects and do not feel the need to quit.»

The vaccine, known as NeoVax, prompted strong activity by the patients» immune systems while causing negligible side effects.

In addition to their cell - intrinsic effects, senescent cells develop the ability to negatively influence healthy neighboring cells and immune cells by secreting senescence - associated set of cytokines and mediators known as the SASP.

Immunotherapy is a promising strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer's that uses antibodies to stimulate the immune system to remove pieces of a protein called amyloid beta which accumulates in the brain (in deposits known as plaques) and is thought to be a major factor driving Alzheimer's neurodegenerative effects.

The most common side effects were those that related to the way the drugs affect the functioning of the immune system, such as diarrhea, colitis (inflammation of the lining of the colon) and raised levels of alanine aminotransferase (an enzyme, raised levels of which can indicate liver damage).

It is possible, for example, to examine the effects of a recombinant bacterial toxin on infection, but it is more difficult to examine the role of specific virulence factors in neutralizing specific elements of the immune system, such as phagocytes.

Epigenetically - effected hypothalamic GnRH secretion is central to my model of nutrient - dependent pheromone - controlled adaptive evolution, which was presented as «Olfactory - genetic - neuronal - hormonal reciprocity in learning, memory, behavior and in immune function» during a 1995 Anti-Aging medicine conference.

The new immune system that grows from the donor stem cells can recognize myeloma cells as «foreign» and kill them, which is known as the «graft - vs - myeloma» effect.