Sentences with phrase «measured in blood»

In humans, there is an antibody specific to prostate cancer that can be measured in the blood.

It does not appear to affect the liver or liver enzymes (measured in the blood) as phenobarbital and potassium bromide can.

Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory may be measured in blood.

«Several people over the years have claimed that the alcohol measured in their blood wasn't caused by drinking beer, whisky or wine but by the body itself,» he says.

It has been known for years that autistics often have abnormal levels of serotonin, at least as is measured in the blood.

(Note: Estrogen levels at menopause are often 50 times higher than what is measured in the blood, as discussed in this article on hypothyroidism and estrogen.)

Several hours later, the sugars are measured in the blood or urine, and the ratio of lactulose to mannitol or lactulose to rhamnose recovered reflects the degree of intestinal permeability.

Can you tell me what range in the Ketonix is equivalent to (0.5 to 3.0 mM) as measured in the blood test?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a form of motor neuron disease and is the subject of a paper in JAMA Neurology which reports that environmental pollutants measured in the blood were associated with the disease.

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have found that several diet and nutrient biomarkers — molecules that can be measured in blood that are related to diet — are linked with both risk to have type 2 diabetes and future risk of developing diabetes.

Serum testosterone levels were measured in blood samples obtained at the time of euthanasia and were assessed as previously described (9).

Each form of Alzheimer's disease should perturb different brain networks and so influence the concentration of different proteins that can be measured in the blood.

They looked at whether a chemical change (methylation) in the function of the SKA2 gene measured in blood predicted the thickness of brain cortex (a measure of neuronal health) and psychological symptoms, specifically PTSD and depression.

When the individuals were re-assessed a year later, about a quarter had progressed to Alzheimer's disease and three of the proteins measured in their blood showed significant differences from the blood of participants that did not go on to develop the disease.

Ketones are easily measured in the blood and urine.

«This is the first time neurofilament has been measured in blood, so much more work is needed to understand the potential and limitations of this test,» said Lauren Byrne (UCL Institute of Neurology), the study's first author.

It was furthermore possible to detect a strong relationship between the microstructure connections among these networks and the testosterone level measured in the blood.

«The result of eating too much salt can be measured in blood pressure.»

These in turn depend on development of brain imaging tests or biomarkers that could be measured in the blood or other body fluids to allow a diagnosis of the disease in living people.

In their study Dr. Würtz and colleagues used a technique called Mendelian randomization to assess whether increases in BMI in 12,664 mostly non-obese adolescents and young adults causally affects multiple cardiometabolic risk markers (82 molecules measured in their blood at a single time point).

While all participants remained disease free, the earlier vaccinations produced the most robust initial and long - term antibody response, Ferris says, of levels of the infection fighters that can be measured in the blood.

However, when glucose levels are cut off due to low - carb eating, the body starts to burn fat instead and produces ketones that can be measured in the blood.

Remarkably, they all share some common neural circuitry and have correlates we can measure in blood — an increase in stress hormones, for example.

[Visiting Google] this summer opened my eyes to what it would mean if, instead of thinking of biomarkers as something we measure in blood or in a brain scan, we also include things we can measure on a smartphone: your activity level, your sleep, your social activity, and your cognitive performance.

Another example, this is something that's going on in my laboratory, is that we're starting to look at protein and fat deposits in the retina and the optic nerve that we hopefully can measure in blood serum that tell us that the disease is progressing early on.

Not exact matches

Senosis tech can reportedly measure lung function, detect jaundice in newborns, and even measure hemoglobin levels in the blood.

The tiny sensors, which consist of infrared light - emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled with a sensitive light detector, measure infinitesimal gradations in light in human tissue, due to changing blood volume in the microvasculature as blood circulates through the body — a process that follows in rhythm with the beating of the heart.

And studies measuring cerebral blood flow discovered introvert brain activation is greater in the frontal cortex, where things that necessitate focus and attention happen, such as remembering, planning, decision making, and problem solving.

When connected to monitoring equipment in the hospital, AirStrip can fetch and display a wide range of patient data, including temperature, blood pressure, fetal heart rhythms, and almost anything else measured at the bedside.

Ferguson should bring more financial chops to the board as Alphabet (googl) and its CFO, Ruth Porat, look to streamline how the tech corporation invests in many of its moonshot projects, such as self - driving cars and contact lenses that can measure blood sugar.

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure changes in blood flow, she found that as people received more information, their brain activity increased in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a region behind the forehead that is responsible for making decisions and controlling emotions.

Rose sometimes wears a continuous glucose monitor, or CGM, that measures sugar in his blood, which keeps him accountable and informed about the peculiarities of the human body.

Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting alter spectral measures of heart rate and blood pressure variability in rats

Only a flesh and blood saviour can speak to drug addicts, drag queens and «soccer moms» alike, all sinful and saintly in equal measure.

«Lacking a coherent picture of what a good human life looks like, we have filled the gap with quantified measures that tell us little or nothing about how far flesh - and - blood human beings are flourishing in all aspects of their experience.

Results of the study showed that the total antioxidant capacity in the bloodstream of the participants increased, and that their level of oxidative stress (as measured by the amount of carboxymethyllysine in their blood serum) decreased.

They recieve a low rating in the GI scale, which measures the impact of food on our blood sugar.

Intestinal permeability screening is a blood lab test that measures antibodies against bacterial toxins and other proteins in the gut.

It's an excellent alternative to traditional wheat flour because it's high in fiber (about 5 grams per tablespoon) and lowers the glycemic index (the measure of a food's impact on blood sugar).1 In a nutshell, that means coconut flour helps you to feel fuller (and all that fiber helps to keep you regular), and the lower glycemic index means your blood sugar won't spike as quickly as grain - based floursin fiber (about 5 grams per tablespoon) and lowers the glycemic index (the measure of a food's impact on blood sugar).1 In a nutshell, that means coconut flour helps you to feel fuller (and all that fiber helps to keep you regular), and the lower glycemic index means your blood sugar won't spike as quickly as grain - based floursIn a nutshell, that means coconut flour helps you to feel fuller (and all that fiber helps to keep you regular), and the lower glycemic index means your blood sugar won't spike as quickly as grain - based flours.2

glycaemic index (GI) means a measure of the blood glucose raising ability of the digestible carbohydrates in a given food as determined by a recognised scientific method.

His replacement, Gabriel (I pronounce it Gabriel as you would for Gabriel Oak in Far from the Madding Crowd), raising eyebrows and blood pressures in equal measure.

Berman (1980) studied the arousal patterns in men and women when they were confronted with a crying or smiling baby measuring such things as increase of heart rate, blood pressure and skin conductance.

If jaundice is suspected, your health care provider will run blood tests to measure the amount of bilirubin in the blood.

I have had a homebirth and a hospital birth here and they measured my blood loss in the same exact way in both settings: they weigh the underpads with a scale.

Blood tests measure and antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody circulating in the bloodstream, which is our immune system's way of dealing with an offending invader, or allergen.

At each prenatal visit you can expect time to have your questions answered, discussion around topics relevant to your current stage of pregnancy, clinical care including having your blood pressure and pulse taken, having your midwife palpate your baby, measure your fundal height, listen to your baby's heart beat, and time to catch up on whats been going on in your life and how you are feeling about your pregnancy.

Far less attention has been paid to the idea of supplementing the other pregnancy hormone — hCG — to prevent miscarriages, even though hCG is the hormone measured in home pregnancy tests and the serial blood tests doctors use to evaluate early pregnancy viability.

Early in your pregnancy, you had a blood test to measure your Rh factor, a protein found in most people's red blood cells.

I was fairly young, the first of our group of friends to start a family and I had my fair share of anxious moments in pregnancy to deal with first from hideous morning (all day) sickness until I was 20 weeks pregnant then blood pressure that would shoot up and down, I measured far bigger than expected and had the beginnings of pre eclampsia.

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