Sentences with phrase «number of disease activity»

Our findings suggest that efficient IBD treatment aimed at reducing the length and number of disease activity episodes might lower the risk of heart failure.»

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Smoking and physical activity rank number one and two in the world as the top risk factors for non-communicable diseases (and inactivity is responsible for 9 % of premature deaths, according to a study published in The Lancet).

Last weekend the Centers for Disease Control showed that flu activity was down significantly for the second consecutive week, and recently Governor Cuomo said that statewide, the number of confirmed flu cases has declined.

A growing number of epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between sedentary behavior and chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and even death that is distinct from those related to a lack of physical activity.

Further experiments revealed that modulating activity of ATP synthase with J147 changes the levels of a number of other molecules - including levels of ATP itself - and leads to healthier, more stable mitochondria throughout aging and in disease.

«There are a number of known risk factors for coronary heart disease, such as smoking, poor diet, lack of physical activity, and elevated body mass index (BMI).

In addition, the activity of the molecules regulating the numbers of microglia correlated with the severity of the disease.

Reuters reports that «the activity of disease - preventing genes increased while a number of disease - promoting genes, including those involved in prostate cancer and breast cancer, shut down, according to the study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.»

Further experiments revealed that modulating activity of ATP synthase with J147 changes the levels of a number of other molecules — including levels of ATP itself — and leads to healthier, more stable mitochondria throughout aging and in disease.

A limited number of activities will also be directed toward the public to promote the level of understanding for informed decisions and to present the possibilities and problems that surround stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.

A 2012 trial found that MS patients who participated in a stress - management program had a reduced number of inflammatory lesions — a marker of disease activity — on their MRI scans.

It's important to note that the seriousness of the disease depends upon a number of factors including the number of heartworms present, the activity level of the dog and the dog's individual response to the infestation.

We found that gender, amount of exercise, amount of activities, time spent alone, age of arrival to the household, number of adults in the household, number of diagnosed diseases, type of food, or birth place were not associated with TC in any of the analyses in a pooled sample or a breed - specific analysis (data not shown), and these same factors were dropped from the final models (data not shown).

The following explanatory variables were included in the analysis: gender, breed, age of arrival to a new home (in weeks), place of birth (at mother's home / at breeder) amount of socialisation, number of children in the household, number of adults, number of dogs in the household, number of other diagnosed diseases, the time the dog has to spend alone during a normal day, amount of daily exercise, amount of activities done with the dog, dietary supplements, neutering status and type of food.

Second, because of resulting problems with affect, socialization, and self - esteem they may be more likely to fall prey to both peer pressure and the seductive marketing practices of the tobacco industry, which spent $ 5.1 billion in tobacco promotion and advertising in 1996.10 Third, many states have passed legislation that fines or criminalizes children for the purchase, possession, or use of tobacco.54 The number of states with such legislation increased from 32 in 1995 to 41 in 1998; the current maximum state penalty for minors is a fine of up to $ 1000, and it is possible for fines to minors to exceed the fines to retailers who sell tobacco to them (unpublished data, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health, State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System [STATE], 1998).

The Kanyini Vascular collaboration audit showed that this is already happening — cardiovascular disease preventive activity was occurring at the same level as in non-Indigenous people, but the number of health assessments billed was very low.

Youths were also asked how likely they thought it was that in the next 6 months they would engage in a number of risk activities (smoking marijuana, selling drugs, delivering drugs, getting HIV infection, drinking alcohol, getting sexually transmitted disease, using cocaine, getting pregnant or getting a girl pregnant, sniffing glue, having sex, using a condom, or having a infant) along a 5 - point response scale ranging from very unlikely to very likely.

bMultiple linear regression adjusted for other covariates (age, number of children, education, equivalent household income IADL disability, number of chronic disease, economic activity, and number of social activities).

aMultinomial logistic regression adjusted for other covariates (age, education, equivalent household income IADL disability, number of chronic disease, number of children, economic activity, and number of social activities).

aPercentage of social ties was adjusted for other covariates (age, education, equivalent household income IADL disability, number of chronic disease, number of children, economic activity, and number of social activities).

Model 1 included the marital status variable and covariates (age, education, equivalent household income, at least one disability, number of chronic diseases, number of children, participation in economic activity, and number of social activities) as the second step in regressing depressive symptoms (dependent variable) on marital status (independent variable).

The researchers found a strong dose - dependent relationship between the number of the ACE's that people had experienced and 10 behavioural risk factors associated with the leading causes of death in adults; including smoking, severe obesity, decreased physical activity, depressed mood, a suicide attempt, alcoholism, any drug use, injection drug use, greater than fifty lifetime sexual partners, and a history of a sexually transmitted disease.