Sentences with phrase «occurring in human disease»

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«When I started working in this area, I was told, point blank, Lyme disease was not in the South, and human Lyme disease could not occur — there were no ticks and no germs,» he recalls.

In the United States, some of the most alarming outbreaks are occurring in the suburbs, where rising temperatures may help explain the spike in such tick - borne illnesses as babesiosis; hga (human granulocytic anaplasmosis), a potentially lethal flulike infection; and Lyme disease, the most common vector - borne disease in this countrIn the United States, some of the most alarming outbreaks are occurring in the suburbs, where rising temperatures may help explain the spike in such tick - borne illnesses as babesiosis; hga (human granulocytic anaplasmosis), a potentially lethal flulike infection; and Lyme disease, the most common vector - borne disease in this countrin the suburbs, where rising temperatures may help explain the spike in such tick - borne illnesses as babesiosis; hga (human granulocytic anaplasmosis), a potentially lethal flulike infection; and Lyme disease, the most common vector - borne disease in this countrin such tick - borne illnesses as babesiosis; hga (human granulocytic anaplasmosis), a potentially lethal flulike infection; and Lyme disease, the most common vector - borne disease in this countrin this country.

In this study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers also identified six further variants in the human genome that occur more frequently in a coronary artery disease (CADIn this study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers also identified six further variants in the human genome that occur more frequently in a coronary artery disease (CADin the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers also identified six further variants in the human genome that occur more frequently in a coronary artery disease (CADin the human genome that occur more frequently in a coronary artery disease (CADin a coronary artery disease (CAD).

The Duke medical researchers and ecologists who have joined that project hope to identify which species flourish in early stages of the human microbiome, how they are influenced by the consumption of breast milk, and what role they play in critical diseases affecting infants as well as in chronic diseases that occur later in life.

Chagas disease is a human tropical parasitic disease which occurs in the Americas, particularly in South America.

Although suspected, such antibody - dependent enhancement of severe disease has not been shown to occur in humans.

Since 1996, major changes in infectious diseases have occurred, such as the introduction of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / AIDS and West Nile virus into the United States, advances in HIV / AIDS treatment, changes in vaccine perceptions, and increased concern over drug - resistant pathogens.

And it remains far from clear that bats are the hosts of the deadly zoonotic disease since two similar surveys of thousands of animals, including bats, at sites where human outbreaks occurred in the past failed to turn up any sign of Ebola virus.

«We don't yet know whether or not this observation will be relevant to other diseases or in humans, but we have identified the immunologic mechanism by which such detrimental effects may occur,» says Barouch.

The authors also found abnormalities in the subthalamic nucleus occur earlier than in other brain regions, and that subthalamic nucleus nerve cells progressively degenerate as the mice age, mirroring the human pathology of Huntington's disease.

The naturally occurring arsenic kills human cells, leading first to skin scarring and then, as it slowly builds up in the body, to brain damage, heart disease and cancer.

For the last decade, neuroscientists have been using the non-invasive brain - mapping technique functional called magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI to examine activity patterns in human and animal brains in the resting state in order to figure out how different parts of the brain are connected and to identify the changes that occur in neurological and psychiatric diseases.

«The dramatic increase in these diseases has occurred amidst constant human genetics, suggesting a pivotal role for an environmental factor,» said Chassaing, assistant professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences.

They analyzed a large cohort of human patient samples from the human kidney biobank managed by Susztak and found that the interconversion might also occur in patients with kidney disease and likely contributes to a condition when the kidneys can not remove enough acid from the body.

The identical disease occurs in humans and Conn believes the same concept can work to cure human disease as well.

Plasmodium parasites progress through two different stages of life in humans and other mammals, the first of which occurs in the liver, and causes no symptoms of disease.

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element that is toxic to humans in some forms, and can cause skin, lung and bladder cancers, and other diseases.

«If this same alternative ubiquitination process occurs in humans, perhaps an engineered ubiquitin - editing protein could be developed to target and control processes critical to the development of many diseases, including infection,» Luo said.

In many studies of human subjects the question of interest centers on whether a biological factor (disease state, treatment, host genotype etc.) results in a measurable difference on a gut bacterial community against the background of the naturally occurring differences among humanIn many studies of human subjects the question of interest centers on whether a biological factor (disease state, treatment, host genotype etc.) results in a measurable difference on a gut bacterial community against the background of the naturally occurring differences among humanin a measurable difference on a gut bacterial community against the background of the naturally occurring differences among humans.

Human geneticists and cardiologists studying families with heart disease may discover, said Stainier, that a mutated form of the gata5 homologue occurs in some cases of heart disease, in which case the mutated form of the gene could serve as a marker of predisposition to the disease.

This human microbiome includes opportunistic pathogens, microbes that do not normally cause disease in a healthy person but can provoke an infection when the person's immune system is suppressed, a concern known to occur during spaceflight.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a prion disease that occurs in cattle, is the cause of variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans.

Clinicians and investigators in the fields of veterinary and human endocrine oncology, clinical trials, pathology, and drug development will be joined in this consortium, in order to improve knowledge, development of, and access to naturally occurring canine endocrine tumours, as a model for human disease.

For example, high numbers of disease - causing viruses and a bacterial species called Escherichia coli can occur in coastal waters influenced by human wastes (e.g., sewage).

Mutations occurring in this gene cause polycystic kidney disease and type II diabetes both in human and mice

Acquire tissue samples and clinical information from as many cases of human prion disease occurring in the United States as possible in order to help monitor the possible occurrence of variant CJD (vCJD) in the USA.

For many human diseases, large - scale genomic studies have identified common genetic variants that occur more frequently in people with cardiovascular, autoimmune, inflammatory and infectious diseases, diabetes and asthma than in those without these diseases.

I think we all agree that we over treat prostate cancer in this country compared to what you see in Europe with similar outcomes and so but I think this is where the human or the Cancer Genome Project or at least better biomarkers for looking at mutations that we already know occur in these diseases I think hopefully within the next few years every single patient who is diagnosed with prostate cancer those biopsies will be characterized and then the patients followed, hopefully watchful waiting and we'll ultimately get a correlation between what mutational events predict a rather dormant disease as opposed to a very aggressive disease.

Although Batten disease affects humans, it also occurs naturally in sheep.

Several studies have surveyed bone diseases in past human populations and living primates and fibrous dysplasias occur in a low incidence.

1) Phytonutrients: * Occur naturally in fruits and vegetables * Promote the function of the immune system * Help fight off viruses as well as reduce inflammation * Associated with the treatment and / or prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease 2) Enzymes: * Responsible for metabolic processes that occur within a cell and are necessary for sustaining life * Assist and play a large role in digestion, energy production, blood coagulation and contraction of muscles 3) Amino Acids: * The basic building blocks of protein * Absorption of amino acids is essential for your metabolism 4) Essential Fatty Acids: * Reduce the risk of heart disease and some forms of cancer * Improve mood * Decrease inflammation 5) Vitamins: * Essential for the normal growth and development of all human beings * Healthy maintenance of cell tissues and organs * Help process proteins, carbohydrates and fats required for utilization 6 & 7) Macro and Trace Minerals: * Involved in electrolyte balance of body fluids * Essential for normal cellular activity * Provide hardness to bones and Occur naturally in fruits and vegetables * Promote the function of the immune system * Help fight off viruses as well as reduce inflammation * Associated with the treatment and / or prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease 2) Enzymes: * Responsible for metabolic processes that occur within a cell and are necessary for sustaining life * Assist and play a large role in digestion, energy production, blood coagulation and contraction of muscles 3) Amino Acids: * The basic building blocks of protein * Absorption of amino acids is essential for your metabolism 4) Essential Fatty Acids: * Reduce the risk of heart disease and some forms of cancer * Improve mood * Decrease inflammation 5) Vitamins: * Essential for the normal growth and development of all human beings * Healthy maintenance of cell tissues and organs * Help process proteins, carbohydrates and fats required for utilization 6 & 7) Macro and Trace Minerals: * Involved in electrolyte balance of body fluids * Essential for normal cellular activity * Provide hardness to bones and occur within a cell and are necessary for sustaining life * Assist and play a large role in digestion, energy production, blood coagulation and contraction of muscles 3) Amino Acids: * The basic building blocks of protein * Absorption of amino acids is essential for your metabolism 4) Essential Fatty Acids: * Reduce the risk of heart disease and some forms of cancer * Improve mood * Decrease inflammation 5) Vitamins: * Essential for the normal growth and development of all human beings * Healthy maintenance of cell tissues and organs * Help process proteins, carbohydrates and fats required for utilization 6 & 7) Macro and Trace Minerals: * Involved in electrolyte balance of body fluids * Essential for normal cellular activity * Provide hardness to bones and teeth

One theory is that the course that Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases take is a speeded up form of the aging processes that occur in healthy humans.

In the 1960's and 1970's in China, government sponsored research discovered a form of cardiac muscle degeneration in humans called Keshan disease occurring in the Keshan province noted for low selenium levels in its soiIn the 1960's and 1970's in China, government sponsored research discovered a form of cardiac muscle degeneration in humans called Keshan disease occurring in the Keshan province noted for low selenium levels in its soiin China, government sponsored research discovered a form of cardiac muscle degeneration in humans called Keshan disease occurring in the Keshan province noted for low selenium levels in its soiin humans called Keshan disease occurring in the Keshan province noted for low selenium levels in its soiin the Keshan province noted for low selenium levels in its soiin its soil.

Much remains to be learned about whether this occurs in humans, but it may be worth trying this powerful antioxidant when a disease such as Alzheimer's starts to erode memory.

In the event that an infectious disease outbreak occurs, an established plan that includes protocols and procedures can limit the risk of exposure of horses and humans, and the potential spread outside of the show grounds or farm.

What experts do observe is that it mostly occurs in elderly dogs that have no other organic cause other than some degenerative changes in the brain's structure, leading them to believe that it is synonymous with the Alzheimer's disease in humans.

(ref) Cholestyramine is one of a group of medications called bile acid sequestrants used in human medicine to lower cholesterol - but also to treat the itching that commonly occurs in chronic liver disease in humans.

Groups that believe that periodontal disease is the root of general health issues point out that marker chemicals of generalized inflammation (C - ractive proteins) are present in the blood of humans and animals with periodontal disease even before heart or kidney problems occur.

In humans, gum disease and diabetes often occur together so there were suspicions that the first might influence the second.

This particular bacteria causes kidney disease and / or failure to occur in both dogs and humans.

A similar form of kidney damage in pets occurs in auto - immune diseases that are similar to lupus in humans.

In the study, lead author Duncan Lascelles, CVM professor of small animal surgery and pain management, outlines an comprehensive argument for the translational power of utilizing companion animals with naturally occurring diseases as models of human conditions.

It is primarily used to treat a disease called myasthenia gravis that occurs in both dogs and humans.

For example, in humans we know that while actual symptoms of asthma occur in episodes, the airways of the lung are diseased all the time.

Jonathan Levine, an assistant professor in the Small Animal Clinic who specializes in spinal cord injuries, agrees that dogs with naturally occurring diseases may offer promise in advancing human therapies.

Dog Lyme disease symptoms: Dogs rarely have a skin reaction that is similar to what occurs in humans.

Many examples can be shown where more disease is occurring in humans with the high titers and then on top being vaccinated again.

Dental disease occurs in pets, as it does in humans, when significant amounts of plaque and tartar build up on their teeth.

The Malawi Project, launched by WVS and Mission Rabies with the UK charity Dogs Trust, aims to make a real difference to the lives of people and dogs in a country where a third of all global human cases of rabies occur and where someone dies of the disease every 30 minutes.

The disease does occur more in tropical climates and is reported to have a human fatality rate worldwide of between 1 % and 5 %.