Sentences with phrase «in multifactorial diseases»

The genetic variants associated with asthma have also effects on autoimmune diseases and other diseases with an inflammatory component such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, neuro - psychiatric diseases, which strengthens the importance of pleiotropy in multifactorial diseases.

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Dry eye is multifactorial disease of the tears and ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface.

«Alzheimer's is a multifactorial disease where a build - up of subtle problems develop in the nervous system over a span of decades,» says Michael Silverman, an SFU biology associate professor.

Nevertheless, after intensive treatment, nearly half of adult women with anorexia nervosa relapse within a year... This work shows how modern neuroscience can lead to a new treatment and simultaneously improve understanding of perpetuating factors in a complex, multifactorial disease... Both mood and social function warrant further examination as potential neural factors that might perpetuate anorexia nervosa in adults.

For the final two — single - gene and multifactorial diseases — we'll focus in on what happens when mutations occur directly to our genetic code.

Reading is a multifactorial process that is influenced by psychological, physiological, environmental, sociological and linguistic factors.1, 2 From an optometrist's perspective, a decrease in reading ability may be associated with poor visual acuity, unstable binocular vision, or ocular disease.3 It is therefore important that people with poor reading comprehension receive a comprehensive oculo - visual assessment.

NUTRITIONAL THERAPIES FOR ALZHEIMER»S DISEASE The damage observed in AD brains is complex and multifactorial.

Cardiovascular disease is certainly multifactorial in nature, and while we can't alter patients» genetics, family history, or socioeconomic status, we can certainly educate them about the importance of a diet and lifestyle that supports a healthy gut and heart.

Please keep that in mind when I say this, but I do tend to agree, just my overall view of most diseases, from what I've been able to gather, is that they are multifactorial, and I generally resist theories that seem to suggest that one disease has one cause.

Autoimmunity is a multifactorial condition; certain infections, stress, chronic inflammation in the gut, genetics, allergies and food intolerances, and environmental exposure to chemicals can all play a role in the development of autoimmune disease.

Although the causes of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are multifactorial, diet definitely plays a role in the incidence and severity of these diseases.

Unlike in people, where trauma is the most common etiology of the disease, canine CCL rupture is multifactorial in origin.

Infectious respiratory disease in the dog is multifactorial, both bacterial and viral pathogens are frequently observed.

We are uncertain why dogs with advanced kidney disease loose their appetite, but it is almost certainly due in part to rising levels of metabolic wastes and toxins within their bodies (in doctorspeak: multifactorial metabolic derangements).

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This supports the idea that CM / SM in CKCS may in fact be multifactorial and an abnormal development process affecting the CCF may be acting as a disease modifier.