Sentences with phrase «mechanism used by our body»

A key mechanism used by our body to induce immune tolerance is by induction of regulatory T (Treg) cells, a subset of white blood cell that orders other T cells to stand down.

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Unfortunately, cholesterol is found at the scene of the crime «clogging» the arteries, when it was actually used by our bodies as a defense mechanism against damage.

«Drugs like morphine hijack the body's natural painkilling mechanisms, such as those used by endorphins, but because they act within the central nervous system, they can affect other brain cells that use similar pathways, leading to side effects such as addiction or sleepiness,» says Professor Gamper.

Published a month apart in PLOS Pathogens, the studies from Professor Ethan Bier's laboratory used a series of experiments to identify key pathways and mechanisms previously unknown or overlooked in the body's defenses.

Now scientists have uncovered a clever mechanism by which Haemophilus influenzae, a bug that commonly instigates childhood sinus infections, uses the body's immune response to crush its competition.

The expansion of science advice mechanisms ranging from informal personal interactions, through voluntary or requested reports created by well - established networks of academies, such as the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and related regional networks such as EASAC, to the formal advisory structures of both legislative and executive bodies, has also made more apparent the fundamental responsibilities that follow the provision, communication and use of advice.

We have found that tumor cells in the circulation can mimic the physical mechanisms used by white blood cells to traffic through the body and adhere to the blood vessel wall, and we have explored strategies to interrupt this metastasis process by targeting specific adhesion receptors.

Hydrotherapy Hydrotherapy is, by definition, the use of water for the maintenance of health or the treatment of disease by stimulating the body's own self - healing mechanisms.

It can't be predicted what mechanism is preferred by the body individually, at any given moment in time; instead of using alkalizing minerals, it can, say, retain more of highly alkaline ammonia, from breaking down proteins, as acid buffer, which could give to your sweat characteristic pungent smell; or it can use ammonia only after it runs out of alkalizing minerals, like calcium; note that buildup of ammonia can also result from liver or renal dysfunction.

Ketone bodies flow from the liver to extra-hepatic tissues (e.g., brain) for use as a fuel; this spares glucose metabolism via a mechanism similar to the sparing of glucose by oxidation of fatty acids as an alternative fuel.

Therefore, ketone bodies flow from the liver to extra-hepatic tissues (e.g., brain) for use as a fuel; this spares glucose metabolism via a mechanism similar to the sparing of glucose by oxidation of fatty acids as an alternative fuel.

Low level laser therapy is very effective in treating pain and promoting healing by using light energy to penetrate tissue to stimulate the body's repair mechanism.

By taking courses like Anatomy & Physiology and Human Biology, you begin to understand how medications affect the body and which mechanisms they use to work.

formal mechanisms, where the national body draws its members from national, state / territory or regional representative bodies, holds regular state - wide policy forums or develops other regional - level mechanisms based on boundaries used by the previous ATSIC Regional Councils or based on Indigenous geographic regions

For example, two of the key mechanisms provided by native title that can enable us to exercise self - determination are the negotiation of Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) or native title settlement agreements; and the establishment of Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) that are set up to manage determined native title rights and interests and the distribution of any benefits secured.