Sentences with phrase «of other complex diseases»

We have also made contributions to the study of other complex diseases, including breast cancer, melanoma, oral clefts, eye disorders, Chiari malformation, ADHD and autism.

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After residency, Dr. Chandra spent 5 years studying with, and working with, Dr. William Lee Cowden, MD a leading expert in the treatment of chronic Lyme disease and other complex medical conditions.

In genetically susceptible hosts, the inability to develop the immune system properly can have negative consequences like inflammatory bowel disease or any other kinds of complex immune disorders.»

It also sought to match epigenetic changes and genetic differences to the physical characteristics of each cell type and use this knowledge to understand how these can lead to blood disorders, cancer and other complex diseases.

Simple biological computer may someday perform complex diagnoses of cancer and other diseases from inside individual cells

The portion of the adult brain responsible for complex thought, known as the cerebral cortex, lacks the ability to replace neurons that die as a result of Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and other devastating diseases.

Watterson envisions that an array of drugs eventually will be used to treat Alzheimer's and other complex neurological diseases.

Professor Samani concluded: «While we know about many lifestyle factors such as smoking that affect risk of coronary heart disease, our findings underscore the fact that the causes of this common disease are very complex and other things that we understand much more poorly have a significant impact.

CSIC researcher adds: «We have confirmed that mutation is found in both copies of the gene, one inherited from the father and the other one inherited from the mother, in the four women affected by the disease, causing an absolute absence of STAG3 protein and meiotic cohesin complex in these women.

In the years after finding the CFTR gene at the root of the disease, Collins, Tsui and others discovered the situation was far more complex than they had ever dreamed: Instead of just a single mutation in the gene, researchers found some 1,900 distinct mutations.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence has always looked for an anomaly in the persistent cosmic background chatter — a change perhaps in the intensity of a signal that can be taken as a sign that a transmission might be a message to us earthlings from other intelligent beings.Each year, medical researchers who gather at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference search for something similar as they weigh reports of the complex biology of the human brain for some sign that a drug might actually change the relentless course of the disease.

«The approach may be extended to additional complex disorders and diseases for which we don't understand the underlying biology but do have drugs that may have some beneficial actions, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and others in need of more effective therapies.

«We hypothesized that this might explain why laboratory mice, while paramount for understanding basic biological phenomena, are limited in their predictive utility for modeling complex diseases of humans and other free - living mammals,» said Rosshart.

In the Comer Emergency Department, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, nurses, social workers and other professionals will treat the most complex cases — not only those with traumatic injuries but also patients with all types of severe illnesses who need emergency specialty care, including patients with congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, cancer and neurological disorders.

We'd recently published some high profile studies of AMD, cleft lip, metabolic syndromes, and other phenotypes that demonstrated our ability to unravel common complex disease.

In the last decade, genome - wide association studies (GWAS) enabled by cheap, high - throughput SNP genotyping have identified thousands of loci that influence disease susceptibility, quantitative traits, and other complex phenotypes.

Like other complex diseases, it is likely that this heterogeneity has hampered the ability of investigators to identify genetic variants associated with the disease.

Investigators in the CRGGH will develop genetic epidemiology models that will explore the patterns and determinants of common complex diseases in populations in the United States and other human populations around the world.

This novel approach, which reveals complex interactions between cells and proteins, can also be used for other diseases to generate new knowledge about the regulation and dysregulation of the immune system, which can eventually give rise to new, improved immunological therapies.

The Human Emulation System creates an environment where cells exhibit an unprecedented level of biological function, and gives researchers the ability to control complex human biology and disease mechanisms that is not possible with other techniques.

The community has extremely high rates of hypertension, diabetes, asthma and other complex diseases.

For custom gene expression projects the Genomics Core has a platform that uses sets of human and mouse custom arrays whose probe content is aimed at gene expression studies in the areas of cancer, immunology and other complex diseases.

The biological mechanisms by which toxins in tobacco smoke cause lung cancer are complex and still not completely understood, but carcinogens in tobacco smoke may not only act as genetic inducers but also act to promote progression of the disease.6 7 As well as potentially reducing the risk of cancer related morbidity and mortality, quitting smoking at diagnosis could reduce overall mortality, as smoking cessation reduces mortality from other diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive airways disease.8 9

Just as we can now effectively treat HIV - infected patients with a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs — and we treat people with hypertension using diuretics, beta blockers and other drugs — we expect to treat patients with complex neurological conditions with drug combinations that target both the worst symptoms and the root causes of the diseases.

38/3: 15 Contrasting regional architectures of schizophrenia and other complex diseases using fast variance components analysis.

«The Knapps have applied their remarkable energy and resources — including hard work — to finding better ways to learn about complex diseases such as lupus and to use that knowledge to help others,» said James Madara, MD, dean of the biological sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs.

Health or disease comes from a complex interaction of mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, dietary, genetic, environmental, lifestyle, and other factors.

Gluten exclusion (protein complex present in many cereals) has been proposed as an option for the prevention of diseases other than coeliac disease.

The incidence of complex, chronic disease continues to rise each year, and there simply aren't enough doctors and other licensed clinicians to reverse the tide.

Upon request from families, Dr. Frid frequently collaborates on complex pediatric cases of Neuro Lyme with Dr. Charles Ray Jones, a world leading pediatric Lyme disease specialist with over 40 year career experience in dealing with children with Lyme disease and other Tick Borne Illnesses.

We know that Alzheimer's disease and also other forms of dementia are not caused by only one factor but a complex interplay of lifestyle, genetics, and environment.

IFM is the global leader in Functional Medicine education and offers physicians and other healthcare professionals a systems - based approach to the prevention, diagnosis, and comprehensive management of complex chronic disease.

· Cancer Growth and Spread — Healing Angiogenesis and Metastasis, discussing blood vessel development and growth factors, dysregulation including hypoxia and other blood supply stress responses in cancer and other diseases and how cancer cells travel and invade — metastasis via the complex tumour microenvironment — TME — comprised of immune cells, cytokines, growth factors, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cancer - associated fibroblast (CAF);

Pretty positive I'd like to believe, I have a reputation amongst many practitioners of natural and conventional medicine in Australia and New Zealand as a being a trouble shooter when it comes to offering advice with regard to chronic complex cases of not only psoriasis, but many other chronic and complex diseases of modern society such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and many different presentations of digestive illness such as ulcerative colitis, constipation, gallbladder disease, etc..

We excluded trials concerning calcium and vitamin D given together with a placebo comparator (trials were only eligible if vitamin D was given to both intervention and control groups, because vitamin D supplementation has been associated with decreased mortality17); trials in which calcium was administered in the form of dietary modification or a complex nutritional supplement; and trials in which most participants had a major systemic disease other than osteoporosis.

Current advice for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases is to limit fat intake to 30 % of total energy, to maintain protein at 15 % of total energy, and to increase complex carbohydrates to 55 — 60 % of total energy (115,116).

Most experts believe that the majority of Alzheimer's disease occurs as a result of complex interactions among genes and other risk factors.

When blood fl ows through the kidneys, the kidneys act as a complex fi lter that removes from blood wastes that are generated from break down of food, old cells, toxins or poisons and many drugs that are given for treatment of other diseases.

These two viruses in combination with Bordetella bronchiseptica are the agents most often associated with kennel cough, however, other factors play an important role in disease (e.g. stress, dust, humidity, molds, mycoplasma, etc.), thus kennel cough is not a vaccine preventable disease because of the complex factors associated with this disease.

What other diseases are a part of the complex?

Answer: As Far As We Know, Kennel Cough Bacterial And Viral Disease Complex Does Not Cause Disease In Humans, Although Dogs And Cats May Be Contagious With Each Other With Bordatella, As Well As Other Possible Components Of The Kennel Cough Complex.

Canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD) is a complex syndrome caused by a variety of highly contagious viruses and bacteria, including CAV - 2, CPiV and Bb, among others.

This situation is quite different to other complex genetic diseases such as deafness in Dalmatians, where the degree of heritability is low and so eradication, if possible at all, would only occur after many generations.

This model is important in that it addresses a significant disease and can model how to identify and change human variables to better improve other aspects of the complex relationships that we have with domestic and companion animals.

The other common canine vaccines are Canine Adenovirus - 2 (CAV - 2), also known as Canine Infectious Hepatitis; Canine Bordatella (a bacteria that is part of the kennel cough complex); Canine Parainfluenza (a virus that is part of the kennel cough complex), Leptospirosis (a bacteria that causes kidney disease), and Canine Coronavirus, an intestinal virus.

Still, along with the bacteria known as Bordetella bronchiceptica and several others it's considered one among many possible causes of canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD) complex, aka «kennel cough.»

If you are referred to a veterinary cardiologist, they may also recommend other advanced imaging techniques (such as cardiac CT or cardiac MRI scans) for diagnosis of complex heart diseases or cardiac catheterization procedures to treat certain congenital heart diseases such as pulmonic stenosis and patent ductus arteriosus.

«Dogs at risk for CIRDC (canine infectious respiratory disease complex) should be vaccinated at least yearly with both influenza strains, H3N8 and H3N2, in addition to the other causes of «Canine Cough»,» said Ronald Schultz, Ph.D., professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.

The signs of CIV are virtually identical to those caused by many other viruses and bacteria that cause Canine Cough or the Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) complex.