Sentences with phrase «range of diseases»

The researchers have applied for patents on this technique, which they believe could be used to treat wide range of diseases, especially those of the liver.

But if such a drug could be developed, it could prove useful against a broad range of diseases.

Doing so will help to protect your body against a whole range of diseases including heart problems, high blood pressure and some cancers.

Equally, ensuring your pet's body is constantly as healthy as possible can help keep a whole range of diseases at bay.

There is a change in geographic range of a disease or in its incidence within a range.

Although more research is needed, stem cell - based therapies hold promise for a wide range of diseases affecting all animal species.

Instead, you can choose to be screened for a wide range of disease mutations — more than 100 instead of just the one or two you may be «at risk» for.

What is the full range of diseases attributable to diet?

Also, climate change encourages the spread of pests and invasive species and may increase the geographical range of some diseases.

It is one term that covers a very wide range of diseases, including those of the lung, prostate, pancreas, breast and colon.

These technologies hold out the potential to significantly alter the course of a broad range of diseases.

Bartonella was recently recognized a being able to cause a wide range of diseases in cats including chronic respiratory tract inflammation.

But few companies have delved into nucleoside engineering the way Moderna has, or pursued such a broad range of diseases from the start.

Scientists have developed a way to identify biomarkers for a wide range of diseases by assessing the antibodies we are making to the complex sugars coating our cells.

There is now good evidence of changes in the northward range of some disease vectors, as well as changes in the seasonal pattern of allergenic pollen.

Thanks to two recent breakthroughs — the discovery of CRISPR and the mapping of the killifish genome (produced by Harel's colleagues at Stanford and published in December 2015)-- Harel earlier this year was able to create strains of killifish with mutations that give rise to a wide range of diseases associated with tissue degeneration in humans.

He has over 10 years of experience in multimodality small animal imaging with a drug discovery focus, and has specialized in a broad range of disease areas.

Background Personality has been increasingly recognized as closely associated with predisposition to develop a wide range of disease conditions.

«While further research is needed to conclusively demonstrate a link, the dog may indeed be a sentinel for humans — it shares the same environment, exhibits the same range of diseases, many with the same frequency and responds in a similar way to therapies.»

By characterising the DNA sequence of these individuals, the project gained insight into the contribution of rare variants to a broad range of disease scenarios, and discovered new genetic variants and genes underpinning disease risk.

Insufficient or excess complement activation has been shown to be important in a wide range of disease states, such as multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and age - related macular degeneration, as well as in allograft rejection.

Tinier «nanobodies,» derived from camels and llamas, may be able to infiltrate a wider range of diseases at lower cost.

Researchers already envision transplanting ready - made embryonic stem cells back into people, providing cures for a huge range of diseases, from diabetes to paralysis to Alzheimer's.

As a result, experts in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University say that a huge number of Americans may be chronically deficient in vitamin E, which could compound the wide range of diseases known to be associated with metabolic syndrome, including heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and cancer.

In humans, defects in cilia assembly or function are responsible for a wide range of diseases called ciliopathies.

Preventative Care: Being hardy, sugar gliders do not have a large range of disease.

Scientists want to extract stem cells, the body's master cells, from the embryos, in order to increase understanding of a whole range of diseases from diabetes to stroke and ultimately to produce treatments.

«While this would not be a cure for any of them, the hope is that we could slow the progression of a whole range of diseases by keeping axons healthy.»

Car fumes contain a toxic mix of chemicals that are implicated in a wide range of diseases including cancer, Alzheimer's and respiratory illnesses.

It is an estimation of the current (as of 2000) existing rate of annual deaths reasonably attributable to climate change, albeit from a limited subset of climate - related health impacts: malaria due to an increase in the geographic range of disease - bearing mosquitoes, malnutrition associated with loss of agricultural productivity, water - borne diarrheal diseases, and deaths from flooding, McMichael says.

Dysfunctional cilia are now known to be implicated in not only PKD but a wide range of diseases affecting the eyes, ears, heart, and other organs.

«There isn't another institution that's doing this at the same scale across the same range of diseases.»

«The project has made important new contributions towards describing the role of rare genetic variants in a broad range of disease scenarios and human traits.»

But if this defensive mode is sustained, these same stress - related adaptations can contribute to a wide range of disease states, including pathologies of the central nervous system, such as dementia and multiple sclerosis.

Now in its 11th year, Cenix has built - up solid scientific and commercial track records, successfully advancing therapeutic programs for numerous major industry and academic partners by addressing the specific needs of each through fully - customized, cutting - edge research offerings covering a wide range of disease fields.

New diagnostic technologies open up possibilities to detect an increasingly wider range of diseases at a considerably earlier stage than ever before.

Studies in the Orr - Weaver lab have illuminated fundamental aspects of this process, known as the cell cycle, and shed new light on a broad range of diseases caused by breakdowns in cell division, including cancer and certain birth defects.

Thus, this rational transcript engineering approach may represent a unique therapeutic opportunity for a wide range of diseases caused by mutations in the mitochondrial genome for which current effective therapies are lacking (2)

But Thursday's approval is far more significant because it allows 23andMe to, not just provide DTC genetic testing for a range of diseases, but also send customers reports about their genetic risks «which may help [them] to make decisions about lifestyle choices or to inform discussions with a health care professional,» according to the FDA.

The company's home DNA kits test for inherited genetic illnesses and build a large database of genetic attributes that could be useful in combating a wide range of diseases.

Since its foundation in 2005, the NYSCF has become a leader in using stem cell research and technology to find cures for a range of diseases, from heart disease and diabetes to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

A study published in Natural Product Reports in 2011 further described curcumin as being therapeutic for a wide range of diseases, including:

Overall obesity, which increases the risk of a range of diseases including type two diabetes, heart disease and nearly half of all cancers, costs the NHS an estimated # 4.2 million at present.

«The use of genetics in patients can help us to deliver medicines and understand cancer much better and to understand a range of diseases in a much more precise way,» he told Radio 4's Today program.

This mendacious campaign has criminalised millions of citizens, worldwide tens of thousands have been killed and millions more denied safe, effective and inexpensive relief from a wide range of diseases and conditions.