Sentences with phrase «in irreversible damage»

A medication error can result in irreversible damage, pain, and even death in some circumstances.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) a global temperature rise of great than 2C would result in irreversible damage to society, including «increasingly dangerous forest fires, extreme weather, drought» as well as other compounding climate impacts.
It is important that these conditions be confirmed and controlled before they result in irreversible damage.
Even worse, in human hosts, roundworms sometimes get lost and leave the intestine (this is known as «visceral larval migrans»), in which case the worms can wind up in the eye or brain, resulting in irreversible damage.

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Neurotrack has engineered software that uses infrared eye - tracking to detect damage to the hippocampus in the brain three to six years before symptoms appear and damage to memory and nerve centers is irreversible.
Any misstep in handling their sensitive information can damage your reputation in a very irreversible way.
Even if he decides to try to become more restrained in his job as NEC director, he's already done some irreversible damage with the way he's conducted himself in the White House so far.
Damage to the reticular formation in human beings makes all consciousness impossible, and permanent injury results in an irreversible coma.
In two areas in particular — the extinction of species and the dismemberment of wilderness — the damage can be irreversiblIn two areas in particular — the extinction of species and the dismemberment of wilderness — the damage can be irreversiblin particular — the extinction of species and the dismemberment of wilderness — the damage can be irreversible.
Unfortunately, like most water - soluble vitamins, Vitamin B12 is stored in the liver, kidneys & other tissues & a deficiency may not show up for several years, which is a huge concern because after about 7 years of B12 deficiency there can be irreversible brain damage.
Unless they win a significant chunk of those and keep the Phillies and Braves from victory in their other series, the damage done in Stanton's absence is likely irreversible.
The irreversible damage that comes from a conviction by plea bargain is that it creates an admissible public record of guilt for assault for use in any and every civil lawsuit that anyone files against him related to this incident.
Ultimately, we learned that, when Sarah's head snapped back in her fall, the whiplash caused a tear (dissection) of her vertebral artery, which cut off the blood to her brain, causing her to go into cardiac arrest and resulting in irreversible brain damage.
Excessively high heat in the dryer can actually ruin some fabrics and cause irreversible damage.
Both infections can progress rapidly in newborns» eyes, damaging the clear part over the pupils (corneas) and causing irreversible harm.
Findings of the research, published April 22 in the journal Mucosal Immunology, reveal that a substance found in animal and human breast milk called epidermal growth factor, or EGF, blocks the activation of a protein responsible for unlocking the damaging immune cascade that culminates in NEC, a disease marked by the swift and irreversible death of intestinal tissue that remains one of the most - challenging - to - treat conditions.
Children who were exposed to significant levels of mercury while in the womb, have displayed delayed walking and talking, poor attention span, and irreversible brain damage.
Even if these unknown guarantees were to be accepted, however, restoration is but a euphemism in this case given the fact that the environmental damage caused to the Rosia Montana region would be irreversible.
«NYCHA has a chairwoman whose credibility has sustained irreversible damage,» Committee Chairman Ritchie Torres (D - Bronx) said in his opening remarks.
But, you know, the idea of pulling this altogether, of wait there may be boundaries beyond which we do not want the environment to go, either because they go in to a tipping [point] and fundamentally change or because you -LSB-'ve caused][a] near - irreversible amount of damage.
Judge Coffin says the nature, facts and drivers of climate change will be central to the case — including whether there is a threshold at which the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere reaches a tipping point locking in irreversible planetary damage.
At even higher formaldehyde concentrations of 3.0 milligrams per cubic meter, however, the researchers observed an unexpected decrease in cilia beating frequency, possibly due to irreversible cell damage caused by the formaldehyde.
Over time, bacteria in the lungs can become resistant to antibiotics making it increasingly difficult to treat lung infections and leading to irreversible damage to the lungs.
«Geomagnetically - induced currents on system infrastructure have the potential to result in widespread tripping of key transmission lines and irreversible physical damage to large transformers,» a 2009 report by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) and the Energy Department says.
Although some experts say it takes longer than the short duration of the Olympics to build up irreversible lung and cardiovascular damage, others think that any extreme exertion in really bad conditions will cause irreparable harm.
Despite a lack of symptoms, more than half of the children experienced stunted growth in the first two years of life, leading to irreversible damage and contributing to poor cognitive development, poor educational performance and reduced earning potential in adulthood, trapping individuals in a lifetime of poverty.
Exposure to copper damages the bacterial respiration and DNA, resulting in irreversible cell breakdown and death.»
«We don't know for certain if the damage is irreversible, but I expect so, because the cells that hold the internal structure in place have been infected and destroyed,» said Diamond, who is also a professor of pathology and immunology, and of molecular microbiology.
Although various compounds that can control cell division in plants have been explored in the past, they have mainly resulted in damage to the plant shape or irreversible inhibition of cell division despite removal of the compounds.
On his Web site, filmmaker and Flint native Michael Moore charged Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder with poisoning kids and told readers: «You can not reverse the irreversible brain damage inflicted on every single child in Flint.
During this time, irreversible damage can occur, often resulting in a high prevalence of retinopathy and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Anthracycline drugs, such as doxorubicin, are known to cause heart failure because they cause changes in the DNA structure of the heart muscle cells, leading to irreversible cardiac damage.
In theory, learning to detect the precursors of environmental distress could help raise the alarm before any damage is irreversible.
But until he understands how the cells are stressed in the first place, he won't know much: «We frankly don't have a clue as to how much microwave radiation is needed to cause irreversible damage to cellular proteins.
Ecosystem - based approaches provide an important route to sustainable action and represent a vital insurance policy against irreversible damage from climate change, whereas failure to acknowledge the relationship between climate change and biodiversity and failure to act swiftly and in an integrated manner could undermine efforts for improvements in both areas.
Mentor of the Year recipient Donahue's research focuses on developing and applying new approaches to identify early changes in tissue function that may precede irreversible damage, and in turn can be used to triage patients for early, personalized therapies.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have defined for the first time a key underlying process implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS)-- a disease that causes progressive and irreversible damage to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
From the data presented, I would predict that much of this damage would be irreversible in these mice even once the infection was controlled.
Delay in action risks irreversible damage: Several vulnerable elements in the climate system (e.g. continental ice - sheets.
Summary: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide characterized by irreversible damage in the optic nerve head (ONH).
«For ingredients to be included in things like shampoos or laundry or dish detergents, they must be known not to cause irreversible damage to the environment.»
High heat does irreversible damage to the majority of the components of milk and may cause intolerance even in individuals who have no history of milk allergies.
One study conducted in 2014 concluded that smokers with Graves» disease were more likely to experience rapid eye deterioration, including the development of double vision, the constriction of eye movement, and irreversible optic nerve damage.
Although there was no improvement in nerve function seen in this study, researchers speculate that treatment with ALA might help improve nerve function if it's started when people first have symptoms of nerve pain, before they develop irreversible nerve damage.
Research is now starting to show that stress can damage our bodies in irreversible ways.
Although the body does store this vitamin, and it can take awhile to deplete the stores, deficiency can result in permanent, irreversible neurological damage.
In particular, it can cause IRREVERSIBLE nerve damage because of B12 deficiency.
Excessively low levels of folate can result in megaloblastic anemia and possibly irreversible brain damage.
In fact, one small error in the dosages of steroids, and the internal damage to your body can be irreversiblIn fact, one small error in the dosages of steroids, and the internal damage to your body can be irreversiblin the dosages of steroids, and the internal damage to your body can be irreversible.
In case of Hashimoto's the damage is almost certainly irreversible and medications are «for life».
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