Sentences with phrase «not lead to cell death»

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Although they show that dengue can infect neural progenitor cells like Zika can, dengue infection does not stunt the cells» growth or lead to cell death.

They found that mice that had beta cells in which autophagy didn't work properly showed elevated levels of toxic IAPP, which led to the death of the beta cells.

While doctors, nutritionists and researchers have known for a long time that saturated fats contribute to some of the leading causes of death in the United States, they haven't been able to determine how or why excess saturated fats, such as those released from lard, are toxic to cells and cause a wide variety of lipid - related diseases, while unsaturated fats, such as those from fish and olive oil, can be protective.

Claire Bale, Research Communications Manager at Parkinson's UK, said: «We've known for decades that problems with mitochondria — the batteries of the cell — play a key role in the death of nerve cells in Parkinson's, but the research in this area hasn't yet led to new treatments.

The Cambodian strain also led to the death of a few brain cells, but perhaps not enough to cause microcephaly.

Sinclair says he's not sure exactly how SIRT3 and SIRT4 beef up the mitochondria's energy output, but that events leading to cell death are at the very least delayed when there are vast quantities of the enzymes.

But what scientists did not know is how the mutations trigger a molecular signaling pathway that leads to the death of photoreceptor cells.

Mitochondria produce energy for the cell and if they are damaged or not working correctly, it can result in the damage and eventual death of RGCs leading to blindness.

Thus, this treatment can not only lead to a slowing down or stopping of metastasis, but also to cell death.

They don't get cancer, but they're sicker overall because they're less capable of detoxifying aflatxoin — leading to fun stuff like fatty liver, liver necrosis (cell death), proliferation of bile duct tissue, and early death.

These damaged cells eventually crowd out the good and may lead to death if the condition can't be treated.

Diffuse axonal injury — damage to the brain cells that isn't always as outwardly visible as other types of brain injury but can lead to permanent brain damage and death.