Sentences with phrase «of human diseases as»

The goal is to produce a comprehensive «encyclopedia «of gene function, that will help identify causative factors of human diseases as well as novel targets for therapeutic intervention.
His research focuses on the cancer biology, drug resistance, and signaling pathway networks of human diseases as well as on ways to model these disorders.
No, studies using animal models of human disease as well as «humanized mice» are expressly forbidden.
Biomedcode offers preclinical testing using complex mouse models closely recapitulating the complexity of human disease as they also exhibit co-developing pathologies also observed in human patients.

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On top of this are regional health concerns, such as pollution and tropical diseases, and human rights issues.
What it does: This bacteria is most notorious for causing severe illnesses such as tuberculosis, leprosy, and Hansen's disease, though most species of mycobacteria in nature are benign in humans, unless in cases of those who have weakened immune systems.
The outbreak of Ebola virus in West Africa in 2014, and the worldwide panic it caused, served as a wake - up call: We as a human race are still extremely vulnerable to fast - spreading, infectious diseases.
Using advances in genomic sequencing, the human microbiome, proteomics, informatics, computing, and cell therapy technologies, HLI is building the world's most comprehensive database of human genotypes and phenotypes as a basis for a variety of commercialization opportunities to help solve aging related disease and human biological decline.
What an American doctor trained on the mainland might see as a case of the flu could actually be Chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes.
Salk Institute scientists say they have developed a superior way of cultivating human brain tissue, guiding research for treating neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
InvivoSciences will continue to contribute to the improvement of human health by establishing a new paradigm for discovering drugs that focus on diseases with limited treatment options such as cardiac fibrosis, scleroderma, and lupus in a time - effective manner while remaining safe and cost effective.»
One virus - particle doesn't change color, but as it procreates mutations in that process can make the resulting child - virus differ from the parent - virus, so that the child - virus is capable of infecting a human as well as the original host thereby opening the possibility for a new human disease.
It is a human disease as they think they should be the rulers of earth But not God himself.
Did they kill the women and boys because of the known $ exual immorality and associated disease that riddled these tribes that offered their children as human sacrifice and $ ex toys?
research; since most of the reports have concentrated on justifying the creation of cloned human embryos for research into and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, «stem - cells» has become synonymous with «embryonic stem - cells» in the public imagination.
Let us properly dwell upon it, being convinced that for the deadly disease of «busyness» there is no medicine so specific as the pondering of the hard path of the true sufferer and as a fellow human being sharing with him in the common lot of suffering.
You might be surprised if I were to tell you that there are human beings who are free of diseases such as the ones mentioned (depression, anxiety, fear, etc) but does that mean you have to believe to be free from those ailments?
If it could be shown that research into human cloning would contribute to the well - being of the children and adults who already (or may someday) suffer from tragic genetic disorders (such as Down's syndrome or Huntington's disease) and that human cloning itself would benefit the children who are brought into the world through cloning.
As Mrs. Eddy said, «The physical healing of Christian Science results now, as in Jesus» time, from the operation of divine principle, before which sin and disease lose their reality in human consciousness and disappear as naturally and as necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation.&raquAs Mrs. Eddy said, «The physical healing of Christian Science results now, as in Jesus» time, from the operation of divine principle, before which sin and disease lose their reality in human consciousness and disappear as naturally and as necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation.&raquas in Jesus» time, from the operation of divine principle, before which sin and disease lose their reality in human consciousness and disappear as naturally and as necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation.&raquas naturally and as necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation.&raquas necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation.&raquas darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation.»
To lift the economic burdens which depress life and spoil opportunity, to liberate folk from the slavery of their diseases, to set men free by education from the Town of Stupidity, which, as Bunyan rightly says, is only four degrees north of the City of Destruction itself — all these endeavors to give persons a chance to be their best selves are crusades for human emancipation and happiness.
However, most of the cases of undeserved suffering come mixed, with individual human choices, social forces, and physical factors all combined — as in war, poverty, premature or violent death, disease, mental breakdowns, and the like.
... The list of diseases found with extraordinary frequency among male homosexual practitioners as a result of anal intercourse is alarming: anal cancer, chlamydia trachomatis, cryptosporidium, giardia lamblia, herpes simplex virus, human immunodeficiency virus, human papilloma virus, isospora belli, microsporidia, gonorrhea, viral hepatitis type B & C, syphilis.
The Human Genome Project, not long ago completed at a cost of $ 3 billion, was often presented by its promoters as opening the way to discovering the ultimate genetic causes of all diseases, thus setting the stage for their cure.
In the light of man's unrelenting attack on disease, some biologists believe that development of deadly germs is a betrayal of the human race as well as of the ideals of science; one - hundredth of an ounce of botulism toxin could kill a million people, and its production seems to further neither scientific knowledge nor any peacetime applications.
How were the firstborns to die — tangible murder, or a disease brought about by poor birthing conditions engineered by the medical community of the time, or by a pulse from the Anananunki planet that could be attributed to a weak, ineffectual god assigned to this sector of the universe and passed off as omnipotent because He thought he was, or knew he had to pretend to be, to give humans Any Hope AT ALL?
When we think of all that has come from him in the impulse toward human freedom and dignity — the challenge of ignorance and the attempt to remedy it, the concern for and conquest of disease, the sensitivity to the needs and plight of the weak, destitute, helpless, and those in every kind of suffering, the stabilizing of the inner lives of millions of his followers around the world, and the fostering of a prophetic attack on such giant social evils as prejudice, injustice, and war — when we consider the things that have stemmed from this «penniless teacher of Nazareth,» we are dull indeed if the wonder of it does not sweep over our souls.
My eschatological death, therefore, terminates my participation in the human condition of sin that dominates the old moral order as well as the alienation that that disease engenders.
We must take a clear view of the medical realities of disease and the spiritual realities of sin, but it makes a difference in the pastor's understanding of all human ills that he sees every person as created for a life of love to God and his neighbor.
Indeed in agriculture and in human and animal health, diseases are now forestalled wherever possible, by such methods as the application of trace elements to the soil, sterilization, a balanced diet and immunization.
With the advances in knowledge that are almost certain to be gained from the Human Genome Initiative — or, if its critics should win the day and it lose support, from more piecemeal genetic - research — we will know more and - more about genetic factors causally related to health and disease and to other important aspects of life, such as intelligence and emotional states.
All human beings face death as an inevitable destiny, but those of us who are crippled by heart disease or cerebral injury or other illness are more conscious of this destiny, particularly as we advance in years.
I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race.»
Out of the Earth ~ Natural Raw Diet for Dogs Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.
Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.
In reality, the amount of protein associated with optimal human health, as supported by science and epidemiology (the incidence of disease amongst various populations), is much lower than you think.
«Future studies need to determine the health effects of these cocoas in models of human disease and to evaluate the consumer acceptability of the cocoas as part of a chocolate product.»
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)-- also known as omega - 3 fatty acids — play a crucial role in human brain function, as well as normal growth and development, with research showing that they can also reduce inflammation in addition to helping lower the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and arthritis.
so often they just look at potential markers — but those don't always equate to diseases)- what was the health of the those being studied - I'm assuming the test subjects were people, but other studies done on animal subjects might not be as reliable as those done on humans.
As I say in my recap / review of this and prior episode (s) I really like the Barrett family segments and all of the segments at West Adams - both the nutrition education he provides there and the way J.O. has really brought home (to me, at least) the terrible human cost of diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
Formula manufacturers, recognizing its unquestionable superiority, have been trying to duplicate human milk for years, as new components were discovered in mother's milk that prevent and / or cure diseases and illnesses of all kinds.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says human exposure to BPA has dropped significantly in recent years, but some health and environmental groups believe more needs to be done to get BPA out of consumer products because a wide range of products — such as food storage containers, plastic tableware, and food packaging — are still manufactured with BPA.
raise awareness of breastfeeding and human milk feeding as essential components for wealth, well - being and disease prevention.
However, «The AAP Section on Breastfeeding, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Family Physicians, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life.
It's the first time I felt like I was treated as a human being instead of a disease during pregnancy and I felt assured my pregnancy and home birth was a natural process and not something to be feared or a disease.
Pritchett School 3rd graders got a chance last week to walk away from their normal classroom lessons on the human body and explore such issues as disease research and the benefits of breast - feeding with real medical professionals as part of the school's health fair.
less than or equal to lamivudine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Antiretroviral therapy, usually means 1 - 2 drugs, used in early studies Antiretroviral zidovudine (also known as ZDV) Breastfeeding Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Breastfeeding and HIV International Transmission Study Combined antiretroviral therapy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Deoxyribonucleic Acid Exclusive Breastfeeding Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay Food and Agrigulture Organization Fixed dose combination ART, e.g., lamividine, stavudine, and nevirapine Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 3 or more drugs for more effective treatment used in later studies Human Immunodeficiency virus International Atomic Energy Agency Infant feeding Infant and young child feeding Lopinavir cubic millimetre Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV Non-governmental organization Nevirapine Polymerase Chain Reaction People Living with HIV Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission Replacement Feeding Ritonavir Ribonucleic acid, one of the three major macromolecules (along with DNA and proteins) that are essential for all known forms of life single dose NVP United Nations Agencies Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS United Nations Population Fund United Nations Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Children's Fund U.S. Agency for International Development World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action United Nations World Food Programme World Health Assembly WHO 2010 Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding World Health Organization Zidovudine (same drug as AZT)
Following the lead of World Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now endorses exclusive breastfeeding for six months, a time period widely recognized as necessary for long - term disease resistance for both mothers and babies.
Risks for the baby include exposure to infectious diseases, including HIV, to chemical contaminants, such as some illegal drugs, and to a limited number of prescription drugs that might be in the human milk, if the donor has not been adequately screened.
Breastfeeding is contraindicated in infants with classic galactosemia (galactose 1 - phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency) 103; mothers who have active untreated tuberculosis disease or are human T - cell lymphotropic virus type I — or II — positive104, 105; mothers who are receiving diagnostic or therapeutic radioactive isotopes or have had exposure to radioactive materials (for as long as there is radioactivity in the milk) 106 — 108; mothers who are receiving antimetabolites or chemotherapeutic agents or a small number of other medications until they clear the milk109, 110; mothers who are using drugs of abuse («street drugs»); and mothers who have herpes simplex lesions on a breast (infant may feed from other breast if clear of lesions).
‡ 2,127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life.
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