Sentences with phrase «including vascular»

First, depression has been linked to multiple biological abnormalities, including vascular pathologic changes, autonomic function changes, hypercoagulability, and hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis hyperactivity.10 Evidence shows that depression in adulthood is linked to elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia in later life.11 Second, inflammation contributes to atherosclerosis, insulin resistance, and neurodegeneration.12 - 14 Evidence shows that elevation in inflammation biomarkers, such as C - reactive protein (CRP), in adulthood predicts the development of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia in later life.15 - 17 Third, metabolic abnormalities such as obesity, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, hypertension, and cardiorespiratory fitness contribute to vascular lesions and hormonal imbalance.

Diagnostic medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians, including vascular technologists, need formal education, such as an associate's degree or a postsecondary certificate.

In this process, layers of living cells are deposited onto a gel medium or sugar matrix and slowly built up to form three - dimensional structures including vascular systems.

Clinical studies have shown that antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E, CoQ10, lutein, zeaxanthin and beta - carotene can be very effective in reducing diabetic complications, including vascular, nerve and kidney damage, and damage to the retina of the eye.

Three primary research themes drive all research activities: Molecular Medicine, including vascular and brain health; Imaging Research; and Clinical Trials.

The third promising biomarker involves imaging of the inner retina, including vascular, nerve fiber and ganglion cell components.

In addition to the rejuvenation of aging skin, Dr. Alster says, lasers can be utilized to treat patients with «a whole host of conditions,» including vascular birthmarks, hyperpigmentation, and scarring from acne, surgery or trauma.

In the wake of this study, Conover also includes a vascular plant survey conducted in the past couple of years that has identified over 387 vascular plant species now growing in Bender Mountain Nature Preserve.

Bevacizumab's side effects include vascular problems such as hypertension, protein in urine and bleeding.

Other types of dementia include vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Huntington's disease, and Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease.

His special interests include vascular ultrasonographic and CT imaging.

Not exact matches

That's a conservative estimate that excludes the costs associated with complications from diabetes which include kidney failure, blindness, vascular disease (which can lead to limb amputation) and heart attack.

The researchers added: «Other bioactive compounds present in nuts, including micronutrients, fibre, and phytochemicals, may also contribute to their cardio - protective effect by reducing inflammation, improving vascular reactivity as well as fasting glucose and insulin sensitivity, and by lowering oxidative stress status.

Jill Davis, RDMS, RVT, BBA, is a registered diagnostic medical sonographer who holds multiple registries including OB / GYN, general, breast, and vascular ultrasound, as well as over thirteen years of experience.

Sponsors for the event include: Buffalo Business First, the Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie County, Cooper Planning Group, The Copy Store, First Niagara Foundation, Hadley Exhibits, William S. Hein & Co., Hodgson Russ, LLP, JM Management Services, Quality Bindery Services, Inc., Vascular Associates of WNY, Webster Szanyi LLP, and University Pediatric Dentistry.

A $ 291 million combined facility includes the Gates Vascular Institute and University of Buffalo's Clinical and Translational Research Center.

(By including people who had vascular disease, the Lancet meta - analysis overestimated statins» benefits: a subgroup analysis reveals that among people who did not have vascular disease, statins only reduced the absolute risk of a cardiovascular event by 0.4 percent per year.)

After adjusting for a number of factors — including age, gender, surgery type, baseline cognition, presence of a vascular comorbidity and the presence of a genetic variant that has been associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease — the authors used a three - stage approach to examine the association between inflammatory cytokines and delirium.

The team found that mice injected with NS1 alone, without the virus present, developed symptoms of dengue disease that included a cascade of inflammatory cytokines, vascular leakage and fluid loss.

While the study included a large number of vascular risk factors, no information was available on individual biomarkers, or migraine specifics such as the presence or absence of migraine aura.

Surgery types included orthopedic, vascular and gastrointestinal procedures.

To investigate this, the authors conducted a study involving participants of Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron Modified Re-lease Controlled Evaluation (ADVANCE) trial (published in The Lancet in 2007 and the New England Journal of Medicine in 2008), with its cohort described by the authors as being generally representative of people with diabetes in developed countries such as Australia, New Zealand, China and nations of Europe, and also including China, a developing country.

Researchers found several risk factors for stroke, both in the immediate postoperative period and up to two years after, including previous stroke, peripheral vascular disease (narrowing or obstruction of arteries), valve surgery and age 65 years or older.

He added a much more familiar entity at the end — collagen vascular disease — but obscured it beyond my recognition by parenthetically adding, «including Sneddon's syndrome,» as though he expected anyone other than his own staff to know what he meant.

These projects included the failure analysis of vascular stents for a medical device firm and wear analysis of tungsten carbide punches for BCL Magnetics, a lamination and magnetics products manufacturer.

«Injectable immunotherapies that use programmable biomaterials as a powerful vehicle to deliver targeted treatment and preventative care could help fight a whole range of deadly infections, including common worldwide killers like HIV and Ebola, as well as cancer,» said Wyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber, M.D., Ph.D. who is also Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, and Professor of Bioengineering at Harvard SEAS.

«Our laboratory has been working to understand the molecules and pathways that make the kidneys so vulnerable to so many stressors, including toxins and poor blood flow,» explained senior author Samir Parikh, MD, an investigator in the Division of Nephrology and in the Center for Vascular Biology Research (CVBR) at BIDMC and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Ray said it's also thought that CP and stillbirths share many common risk factors, including placental vascular disease in the mother — such things as preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, placental abruption and placental infarction.

Further advances to their system could include addition of 5 - D printing capabilities, which would allow the current grid - like vascular structures to flow and branch in a more natural fashion and truly be created in three dimensions.

Cardiovascular disease includes coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, circulatory system disease, and other vascular / arterial disease.

They adjusted the data for pre-operative and surgical variables previously shown to be associated with 30 - day mortality, including active cancer, general surgery, urgent / emergent surgery, history of peripheral vascular disease, history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, age, recent high - risk coronary artery disease, history of stroke and neurosurgery.

There were five adverse events attributed to the procedure, including four vascular access site complications (0.34 percent) and one renal artery dissection that was treated.

They then turned to neurochemical studies, including lactate, glutamate and glutamine metabolism, effects on the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal (HPA) axis through cortisol secretion, and neurotrophins such as brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), insulin - like growth factor 1 (IGF - 1), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).

This process, called vascular remodeling, is critical for the heart to respond to changes in the environment, including stress.

Schizophrenia may be related to neurodevelopment changes, including brain's inability to create the appropriate vascular system, according to new study resulted from a partnership between the D'Or Institute for Research and Education, the University of Chile and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

At that base, vascular plants — which include the trees, crops, and flowers we are most familiar with — came along sometime after liverworts, hornworts, and mosses.

These include a history of depression, alcohol, education, diet, and a cluster called vascular risk factors because they affect the blood supply in the brain, such as stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity.

However, recent data suggest that in adipose tissue, proinflammatory molecules, including IL - 1β, PG - E2, TNF - α, and IL - 6, are produced by stromal vascular cells (SVCs)(33, 34).

Established cell lines exhibited several inherent endothelial properties, including the expression of constitutive and inducible levels of endothelial cell adhesion molecules E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule - 1, and vascular cell adhesion molecule - 1, internalization of acetylated low - density lipoprotein, and formation of loop structures on Matrigel surfaces.

Study authors reported that for general and vascular surgery patients who underwent NSQIP targeted procedures — including colectomy, proctectomy, ventral hernia, and appendectomy — between 5 and 6 percent were transfused with an average of 2.4 units of blood per patient in 2015, compared with 11 percent transfused with an average of 4.6 units of blood per patient in 2011.

Although recent studies suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and atherosclerotic vascular disease, this is the first study to link ED with abnormal results on cardiac stress testing, including evidence for severe coronary artery blockages and markers of a poor cardiovascular prognosis.

Therefore, drugs targeting the RAPS may result in beneficial effects on various vascular disorders, including uveitis and diabetic retinopathy.

«Future studies may tell us whether a more intensive approach to periodontal therapy, including regular periodontal maintenance schedules, can produce more marked improvements in vascular structure,» Dr Skilton says.

Other rare disorders studied by the section include Chediak - Higashi disease, Erdheim - Chester disease, albinism, vascular calcification disorders, mitochondrial diseases and congenital disorders of glycosylation.

During his career, Dr. Aiello has received numerous awards, including sharing the 2014 Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award with Dr. George L. King at Joslin for their contributions toward the discovery of treatments inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) for diabetic eye disease.

Additional authors include Amito Chandiwal and James E. Vosicky from vascular surgery; Ralph R. Weichselbaum, from radiation and cellular oncology; and Barnard Roizman, from Marjorie B. Kovler Viral Oncology Laboratories, all at the University of Chicago.

Encouragingly, CAMKKI overexpression induced significant improvements in cardiac function when compared to unmodified MSCs (and their CM) including a decrease in myocardial scar formation and an increase in vascular density.

These included genes associated primarily with the vascular changes resulting from oxygen deprivation; namely (a) VEGF and its receptors Flk - 1 and Flt - 1 [17,56]; and (b) erythropoietin (EPO) and its receptor (EPOR)[16].

Exploiting habitats that are often or mostly out of water required new symbiotic relationships to contain and move water, including the fusion of some fungi and algae to create lichen in communities with bacteria that survive extreme desiccation on land while breaking down rock into soil, and the association of mycorrhizae fungi and the root tissue of new vascular plants — culminating in trees that pump water high into the air — to exchange mineral nutrients (e.g., phosphorus) and usable «fixed» nitrogen from the atmosphere for photosynthetic products.

In 1989, the gene for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is identified, leading to the development of anti-angiogenesis treatments including bevacizumab (Avastin) for cancer.