Sentences with phrase «on studying diseases»

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Some small studies have suggested that synbiotics could provide benefits to a range of other conditions influenced by the gut microbiome as well, including obesity, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but larger - scale clinical trials focusing on each of those conditions are needed.

A large 2014 study of more than 25,000 people with heart disease found that putting people on long - acting doses of vitamin B3 to raise their levels of «good,» or HDL, cholesterol didn't reduce the incidence of heart attacks, strokes, or deaths.

And Marathon barely did any actual clinical legwork to get the drug cleared for Duchenne — it relied on 1990 - era clinical trial data before tacking on just enough study material to win an approval that doesn't even address the root cause of the disease.

The company runs clinical studies on behalf of its multinational pharma clients in oncology, respiratory / infectious disease and central nervous system disorders.

Hall's coral studies focus on the effects of heat, acidification, and disease, which help scientists find and breed particularly resilient candidates for replanting on reefs.

«There are a lot of naturally occurring dog diseases — especially psychiatric diseases — that are very similar to human diseases,» Hyun Ji Noh, a geneticist at the Broad Institute and the lead author on the study, told Business Insider.

He has worked as a Research Assistant at The Commonwealth Medical College, where he studied osteoporosis, and as a Research Associate at an immunology lab, HUMIGEN, where he worked on inflammatory bowel diseases.

The study estimated that each dollar the company spent on the disease management program saved $ 3.78, compared to savings of only 48 cents for the lifestyle segment.

A wealth of recent research, including a new study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, suggests that any type of exercise that raises your heart rate and gets you moving and sweating for a sustained period of time — known as aerobic exercise — has a significant, overwhelmingly beneficial impact on the brain.

Fernando Pagan, a GUMC associate professor of neurology who directs the Movement Disorders Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, said that to his knowledge, the study «represents the first time a therapy appears to reverse — to a greater or lesser degree depending on stage of disease — cognitive and motor decline in patients with these neurodegenerative disorders.»

Sitting on his patio at his summer house in Boulder, he pulls out his iPad to forward me an article on a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found that only about one in 10 Americans eats the recommended minimum five servings a day of fruit and vegetables.

A new, extensive five - year study on the effects of cocoa flavanols on cardiovascular disease is slated to begin in 2015 and will hopefully reveal more about the antioxidant's impact on memory.

The study provides another example of the role of the microbiome — the collection of microbes found in and on the body — in health and disease.

Acorda said the cost reductions would help the company focus on its two late - stage studies for Parkinson's disease.

Twenge and Campbell are drawing here on research from the so - called positive psychology movement, which recently has attempted to shift the focus of psychological research away from disease and disorder to a study of the character strengths that make for happiness and human flourishing.

But it has been disappointing in that the kind of genetic variation it detects has turned out to explain surprisingly little of the genetic links to most diseases... One issue of debate among researchers is whether, despite the prospect of diminishing returns, to continue with the genomewide studies, which cost many millions of dollars apiece, or switch to a new approach like decoding the entire genomes of individual patients.The unexpected impasse also affects companies that offer personal genomic information and that had assumed they could inform customers of their genetic risk for common diseases, based on researchers» discoveries...

And Christian Scientists should up the ante in their war on medicine and make everyone know that everyone can cure disease like Jesus if they study study Mary Baker Eddy's book.

After Cole published his first study on loneliness in 2007, he started to get notes from «lonely people being devoured by disease and suffering, both personal and somatic,» he says.

Such studies show that we are all walking genetic junkyards: Recent U.S. research suggests that every individual carries, on average, 313 disease - causing mutations.

There have been so many studies on it as a risk - factor for heart attacks and heart disease.

Another study, published in Nutrition Research, concludes that, in overweight adults, chia seeds have «no influence on body mass or composition, or various disease risk factor measures.»

My PhD and career have focused on studying and understanding how the gut works and responds to nutrients as it relates to health and disease.

Look to the studies cited on the saturated fat and cardiovascular disease controversy Wikipedia page.

It also contains anthocyanin, which studies have shown lowers the risk of heart disease when consumed on a regular basis.

In one study that followed people from the Netherlands for 10 years, orange and yellow hued veggies, carrots in particular, were shown to significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease when eaten on a regular basis.

«The National Eye Institute has chosen FloraGLO for the currently on - going, «Age - Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS 2),»» Fullmer states.

A recent Harvard study that followed large populations and their disease rates linked potato eating with being overweight, blaming it on the blood glucose rise.

(See: Study: Saturated Fat Not Associated with Risk of Coronary Artery Disease, Coconut Oil and Dairy Fat Healthy and Big Pharma Study: USDA Dietary Guidelines on Fats are Wrong.)

The study concluded that including nuts within a healthy dietary pattern may have favorable effects on endothelial dysfunction, which is associated with cardiovascular disease.

«Taken together with previously established benefits of egg intake on HDL profiles, these findings further support the notion that eggs serve as a functional food to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with metabolic syndrome,» says Catherine Andersen, lead study author and PhD candidate at the University of Connecticut.

They have a study currently in progress where they have enrolled 65 individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer's to measure the effects of coconut oil, versus a placebo, on the disease.

The people in Dr. Esselstyn's study were at the last fork on the road of Coronary Artery Disease.

And even though few studies focus on the benefits of chia seeds on cardiovascular diseases, most of them conclude that these black specks are a safe bet when it comes to heart - friendly nutrition.

A new study published in Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine sheds further light on how coconut oil, virgin coconut oil in particular, enhances cardiovascular health, in direct contradiction to the U.S. government claims that coconut oil leads to heart disease.

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.

It's about a 20 - year study of the effects of certain foods on the body, especially the relationship between certain foods and chronic disease.

Nele Liivlaid: founder of Nutriplanet.org She has been into healthy eating for many years, but developed a more profound interest in nutrition and related diseases when she started reading The China Study and other special books on nutrition.

Long - term studies of both problems and potential benefit of Kona coffee drank by elderly people, including assessment on symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment, are not conclusive.

While studies examining effects of chia on blood sugar control are ongoing, the protein, heart - healthy fats, fiber, and antioxidants found in chia seeds are beneficial for people with diabetes — especially those who want to keep heart - disease risks low and achieve or maintain a healthy weight.

Two authors of the study, Cynthia Kupper, CEO of the Gluten Intolerance Group and a registered dietitian diagnosed with celiac disease, and Laura Allred, Ph.D. and GIG's Regulatory and Standards Manager, join Jules on the show to discuss the impetus for the study, how the study was conducted, study results and what this means for celiacs and others sensitive to gluten as they search for safe gluten free products.

If you have the internet go on to the pubmed website and simply type in «oats and celiac disease» and read the many abstract summaries of studies which show that pure oats are safe.

In an ideal world, systematic reviews provide access to all the available evidence on specific exposure — disease associations, but publication bias related to authors» conflicts of interest may affect the reliability of the conclusions of such studies.

I've been into healthy eating for many years, but developed a more profound interest in nutrition and related diseases when I started reading The China Study and other special books on nutrition.

Long - term studies of both risk and potential benefit of drinking Kona by elderly people, including assessment on symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment, are not conclusive.

This observation has precipitated numerous observational studies and randomized controlled trials of the effect of added sugars or SSB consumption on body weight and cardiovascular disease risk factors (6, 8, 9).

A dose - response study of consuming high - fructose corn syrup — sweetened beverages on lipid / lipoprotein risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young adults

The health benefits of these «superfoods» are the result of studies done on specific essential nutrients, that are known to prevent disease and improve immunity, and the foods that they can be found in, in large amounts.

STD's / HIV the study was conducted in Africa and since then has been shown to be extremely flawed, studies on STD / HIV contraction in regards of circumcision status have been conducted in the UK Australia New Zealand Puerto Rico and even one conducted by the US navy and it showed circumcision status had no effect in the contraction of the diseases.

Dr. Laugeson has been a principal investigator and collaborator on a number of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigating social skills training for youth with developmental disabilities from preschool to early adulthood and is the co-developer of an evidence - based social skills intervention for teens and young adults known as PEERS.

The Centers for Disease Control's study on traumatic brain injuries in youth and high school sports and recreational activities agrees.