Sentences with phrase «involves abnormal development»

According to the Mayo Clinic, the cause of SIDS is unknown, although it may involve an abnormal development in the baby's brain that takes care of his ability to breathe and wake up from sleep.

Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) is a mostly inherited disease involving abnormal development of the femoral head and acetabulum.

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Investigators at Duke University, led by Erica Davis, PhD, a co-senior author of the report, blocked the gene's expression in zebrafish, which resulted in abnormal facial cartilage, smaller eyes and structural abnormalities of neurons involved in the development of reproductive organs.

Molofsky is a psychiatrist who studies how astrocytes organize nerve circuits, and how disruptions of these nerve circuits during development or disease may involve abnormal astrocyte function.

«The strong evidence that abnormal TDP - 43 protein is involved in the development of ALS, coupled with models that may replicate ALS more faithfully than other tools, may speed development of therapies for the thousands of individuals diagnosed with this devastating disease.»

Scientists have identified a basic pathologic process underlying Alzheimer's development that involves the formation of abnormal protein deposits in the brain known as beta - amyloid plaques, but they still aren't entirely sure what causes this to happen.