Sentences with phrase «on abnormal cell growth»

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Although these spots themselves are harmless, if some of the spots are bigger than a 50 cent coin, then it could be due to Neurofibromatosis (NF), which is a genetic disorder of the nervous system that causes abnormal cell growth of nerve tissues or benign tumours to form on the nerves anywhere in the body at any time.

They're harmless, but do keep an eye on the size and quantity of these spots, since having six or more that are larger than a quarter may be a sign of neurofibromatosis (a genetic disorder that causes abnormal cell growth of the nerve tissue).

To do so they focused on keratinocytes, a specific type of skin cells with a key role in psoriasis because of their abnormal growth and ability to produce large amounts of inflammation promoting factors.

In this study, we found that chloroquine not only has an effect on the growth of the cancer cells, but also makes the tumor environment less aggressive by normalizing the abnormal blood vessels in the tumor,» says Patrizia Agostinis.

The images, when read, are designed to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), which is the potentially precancerous change and abnormal growth of squamous cells on the surface of the cervix.

The glands lining the inner wall of the colon are the sites for most abnormal cell behavior such as uncontrolled cell growth, which results in polyps (non-cancerous growths) and later on in adenocarcinomas or tumors.

Understanding the conditions that cause these cells to go off to different fates may have a bearing on health problems such as ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when the embryo develops outside of the womb in about 1 of 60 pregnancies, or molar pregnancy, which is abnormal tissue growth within the uterus that affects about 1 in every 1,000 pregnancies.

We really wanted to find a compound, a chemical, that would profoundly stop the growth of blood vessel cells, which of course are the cells that go on to form the abnormal angiogenesis in wet AMD.

Licorice root can inhibit abnormal cell growth, decrease liver inflammation, and improve macrophage production to reduce the amount of stress on the immune system.

For example, one study found that indole -3-carbinol was more effective than placebo in reducing the growth of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix (20).

Skin Tumors: These tumors are a result of abnormal cell growth on a dog's skin.

Like human cancers, the disease is caused by the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells on or...

Like human cancers, the disease is caused by the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells on or within the body.