Sentences with phrase «of the protective factors against»

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Experiments proved that Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1), a sort of protective switch against some types of cellular stress, could bind to the TTR gene's promoter (a segment of DNA near the TTR gene).

Lead researcher Ira Driscoll told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: «The mounting evidence of caffeine consumption as a potentially protective factor against cognitive impairment is exciting given that caffeine is also an easily modifiable dietary factor.

Although I'm certain breastfeeding has some protective factors against bedtime death, I think one thing that McKenna shows in his research is that breastfeeding mothers are more aware of their infants at night (due to the bonding that comes with breastfeeding) and that the babies adjust their breathing patterns to the mother, again due to the bonding.

Because of these factors along with the protective measures that women often take against sun exposure, many mothers do not have enough Vitamin D in their breast milk.

The research confirms that a father's emotional engagement — not the amount of time fathers spend with children, rather how they interact with them — leads to multiple positive outcomes, and serves as a significant protective factor against high risk behaviors in both girls and boys.

In other words, an emotionally close father - child relationship not only serves as a significant protective factor against high risk behaviors, but it is also a potential source of health for the entire family.

There's more detail about breastfeeding and its protective effect against cancer here, and you can read a fuller discussion of the lifestyle risk factors linked to cancer here.

Breast milk contains multiple factors that modulate and promote the development of the infant immune system, including its potential protective role against allergic disease.

This parenting style, which Gottman calls «emotion coaching,» may also be a protective factor against the destructive consequences of marital conflict and divorce.

Advances in research have demonstrated that the proximity of the infant to the parents during sleep is a protective factor against both SIDS and unexplained infant death, as well as valuable for bonding and sleep - time parenting.

322 Additional subsequent large population case - control trials consistently have found vaccines to be protective against SIDS323, — , 325; however, confounding factors (social, maternal, birth, and infant medical history) might account for this protective effect.326 It also has been theorized that the decreased SIDS rate immediately after vaccination was attributable to infants being healthier at time of immunization, or «the healthy vaccinee effect.»

† Because many of the case - control studies demonstrated a protective effect of breastfeeding against SIDS in univariate analysis but not when confounding factors were taken into account, 62,184,198,231,238 these results suggested that factors associated with breastfeeding, rather than breastfeeding itself, are protective.

The authors say: «These findings add to the literature by suggesting that the combination of high physical activity and low leisure time sitting is a stronger protective factor against becoming obese than either behavior on its own.»

They conclude: «The protective effects of moderate - to - vigorous physical activity and low leisure time sitting against developing obesity and metabolic risk factor clustering are strongest when viewed in combination.

«These reports have led many to believe that use of medical marijuana is a protective factor against non-medical prescription drug use,» Mr. Caputi comments.

«Secularization and the individual pursuit of spirituality are two important factors that weaken the strength of local religious communities, and this reduces the protective nature of religious participation against suicide,» said MSU sociologist Ning Hsieh, whose findings are published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

Among high - birthweight infants, exclusive breastfeeding is a significant protective factor against overweight and obesity,» said lead study author Hae Soon Kim, M.D., of Ewha Womans University College of Medicine in Seoul.

Girls are thought to have a protective factor, still unidentified, against the impact of potentially causal mutations.

Identification of family environmental factors that are protective against developing schizophrenia offers significant hope for those predisposed to this brain disorder.

«Social support is one of the most protective factors against stress and depression.»

Silverman doesn't think that cholesterol itself is protective against mental decline, but that other factors protect against the bad effects of cholesterol.

Accordingly, factors (genetic, lifestyle, and environmental) that promote chronic inflammation or disrupt the body's protective mechanisms against it may increase the risk of premature aging and the disorders that go with it.

The cause of heart disease is not animal fats and cholesterol but rather a number of factors inherent in modern diets, including excess consumption of vegetables oils and hydrogenated fats; excess consumption of refined carbohydrates in the form of sugar and white flour; mineral deficiencies, particularly low levels of protective magnesium and iodine; deficiencies of vitamins, particularly of vitamin C, needed for the integrity of the blood vessel walls, and of antioxidants like selenium and vitamin E, which protect us from free radicals; and, finally, the disappearance of antimicrobial fats from the food supply, namely, animal fats and tropical oils.52 These once protected us against the kinds of viruses and bacteria that have been associated with the onset of pathogenic plaque leading to heart disease.

A possible contributing factor for the cardio protective effects of intermittent fasting is increased levels of adiponectin, a hormone that exhibits both anti-athrogenic and insulin sensitizing effects and has been shown to protect cardiac myocytes against ischemic injury (44,45).

Yet another reason to increase your intake of barley is that, in addition to its fiber, barley is also a good source of niacin, a B vitamin that provides numerous protective actions against cardiovascular risk factors.

As physical activity is a well know protective factor against cognitive decline, it would be interesting to know if any measure of aerobic fitness or exercise index (current or past) are at disposal to examine possible differences between those groups.

Having good friends at school is an important protective factor against bullying (Bollmer, Milich, Harris & Maras, 2005) and can also help students cope with emotional consequences of unkind behaviour of peers (Hodges, Boivin, Vitaro & Bukowski, 1999).

There also is strong research support for other protective factors that buffer youth against overall violence that have been identified for the five developmental sectors of adolescents (Howell, Lipsey, and Wilson, 2014, pp. 21 — 22).

In general, the wide array of research - supported protective factors against violence likely applies to gang members because this group and violent adolescents have many risk factors in common.

The first tier involves early identification and assessment of at - risk students, the second tier includes referral to community resources for additional support services and the third tier enhances protective factors which increase resilience and provide defense against stressors.

Strengthening the social inclusion of individuals, the reporting and alerting system was hailed as unique «because it mixes psychological factors with technological innovation and community participation that perfectly integrate the protective and predictive factors against crime.»

Advances in prevention in public health2 provide a model for prevention of adolescent health - risk behaviors by focusing on risk and protective factors predictive of these behaviors.3, 4 Research on the predictors of school failure, delinquency, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and violence indicates that many of the same factors predict these different outcomes.5, 6 Recent research has shown that bonding to school and family protects against a broad range of health - risk behaviors in adoles cence.6 Yet, prevention studies typically have focused narrowly on a specific outcome, such as preventing substance abuse, and on attitudes and social influences that predict that outcome.7, 8 Previous studies on prevention have not sought to address the shared risk and protective factors for diverse health - risk behaviors that are the main threats to adolescent health.

According to a 2003 report in the «Journal of Family Violence,» high levels of academic achievement and feeling connected to school are protective factors against dating victimization.

Positive self - esteem is not only seen as a basic feature of mental health, but also as a protective factor that contributes to better health and positive social behavior through its role as a buffer against the impact of negative influences.

For example, in the NSCAW study, foster children with experiences of severe maltreatment exhibited more compromised outcomes.32 Other scholars suggest that foster care may even be a protective factor against the negative consequences of maltreatment.33 Similarly, it has been suggested that foster care results in more positive outcomes for children than does reunification with biological families.34 Further, some studies suggest that the psychosocial vulnerability of the child and family is more predictive of outcome than any other factor.35 Despite these caveats, the evidence suggests that foster care placement and the foster care experience more generally are associated with poorer developmental outcomes for children.

Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Against Women: Taking Action and Generating Evidence World Health Organization (2010) Provides a framework for analyzing risk and protective factors of intimate partner and sexual violence as well as for developing programs and policies for prevention.

While there has been little examination of any long - term impacts of FIFO / DIDO work on children, strong family relationships are a protective factor against suicide, and anything that weakens those bonds should be treated seriously.

The program is built around the development of six senses that act as protective factors against mental health problems:

Possibly, mania is a more purely biologically driven phenomenon than bipolar depression, with onsets more readily attributable to medication inconsistency, sleep deprivation, circadian disruption, or behavioral activation.21,22,84 - 86 In contrast, social and familial support has been found to protect against depression in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders, but the role of these variables in manic recurrences is unclear.86 - 88 An analysis of laboratory interactional data from a subset of 44 families in this sample revealed that treatment - related improvements in family communication skills were more closely associated with reductions in patients» depressive than manic symptoms.56 Thus, manic and depressive symptoms may be influenced by different constellations of risk and protective factors.

In some studies positive self - esteem has been identified as a protective factor against the progression of mental health issues.

In comparing competent children with less competent children from highly stressed families, researchers found that a history of early attachment - related competence proved to be a major protective factor against the adverse effects of stressful life events.

The analysis has shown that a range of socio - economic and socio - demographic characteristics, early development issues and parenting experiences act as risk factors for, or protective factors against, the development of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties at primary school entry.

Teacher self - efficacy is considered to be a protective factor against the effects of stress and burnout (Beltman, Mansfield, & Price 2011; Caprara et al. 2006).

The results are discussed in terms of good emotional relations to friends not necessarily serving as a protective factor against emotional and behavioural problems, and the methodological value of a person - oriented approach as a complement to a traditional variable - oriented approach.

Research results show that father closeness serves a protective factor against the use and abuse of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and hard - drugs during adolescence.

Effective SEL develops skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, nonviolent ways of handling disputes as well as a sense of connectedness all of which serve as as protective factors for youth against suicide and other self - destructive behaviors during transitions or crises.

Parental and school support were assumed as protective factors that might interact with one another in acting as buffers for adolescents against the risk of peer - victimization.

This study, espousing an ecological — transactional theoretical approach, investigates the role of supportive relationships with parents and friends as potential protective factors against the development of adolescent sexual risk behavior.

It also suggests that increased dispositional mindfulness may act as a protective factor against the effects of negative emotional reactivity by neuroticism.

Kavanagh39 reported the median proportion of high EE families in their meta - analysis as 54 % with a range from 23 % to 77 %, whereas figures are typically lower than 40 % in staff - patient studies.12, 23,24,27,28,40 — 42 It may be the case that psychiatric staff have both more experience and training in managing patients» problems than relatives which may be protective factors against the development of high EE.43 In support of this hypothesis, an early study which involved interviewing nurses about how they cope with patients» symptoms of schizophrenia found that more experienced senior staff used a greater number and range of coping strategies than less experienced staff.43 High EE ratings in staff - patient studies are also almost exclusively based on the presence of critical comments with infrequent hostility and very little evidence of EOI.