Sentences with phrase «reliable marker»

Plus, keeping blood sugar, insulin, and leptin levels low are among the most reliable markers of longevity there are.

A vital step is determining which molecules could indicate life, but establishing reliable markers remains a tricky process.

Physicians already have a set of fairly reliable markers for carcinoma.

proclivity to detect and defend against parental expressions that serve as reliable markers of

«By the Court» has now come of age as an innovative and uniquely Canadian practice for particularly important decisions, primarily but perhaps no longer exclusively with respect to constitutional law, and in the process it has become a more reliable marker of a decision that deserves particular notice.

Dog's tails are also varied, but they're not the most reliable marker of the breed.

While a connection between the benefit and the breach of contract helps to identify whether there is a question of deduction, the Court warned that «principles of causation do not provide reliable markers of whether a benefit should be deducted or not».

One thing that neither consensus nor dissident medicine have today are reliable markers for optimal microbiome, so there's so far no test that is dispositive on that (until matters get entirely out of hand with SIBO, C.diff, Candida, IBS, cancer, etc.).

I also think it's interesting that dogs with a heritage of being bred for looks have more reliable markers than breeds with a closer history to function — such as Jack Russell Terriers and Catahoula's.

«Our approach supplies one answer to the enduring quest for reliable markers of aging,» said principal investigator Dr. Eric Vilain, a professor of human genetics, pediatrics and urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Our reaction times, which the reporter notes is «a reliable marker of general intelligence,» are longer than theirs.

Our reaction times, which the reporter notes is «a reliable marker of general....

Increased milk citrate is considered a reliable marker for the second stage of lactogenesis.

There has been a lack of reliable markers, early indicators and risk factors associated with pancreatic cancer, but this new way of differentiating between healthy and malignant tissue offers hope for earlier diagnosis and treatment.»

Olfactory health — how well we are able to smell — is a reliable marker of the health of the brain, but the «smell identification tests» commonly used in studies of olfactory health do not offer a complete picture of what is happening.

Heavy smoking based on cotinine, a reliable marker of nicotine in maternal sera, was reported by 20 percent of the mothers of cases, but only 14.7 % of the mothers of controls.

A protein known as suPAR has been identified in recent years as both a reliable marker for chronic kidney disease and a pathogen of the often deadly condition.

Others are more cautious, pointing out that scientists still have not confirmed that finger ratio is a reliable marker for prenatal testosterone levels.

In the Prevention of Renal and Vascular Endstage Disease Study, copeptin, the C - terminal portion of the precursor of vasopressin and reliable marker of arginine vasopressin secretion, was shown to be associated with the risk of future diabetes in women but not in men (48).

Previous studies of neuron survival by the Priestley lab have confirmed with toluidine blue histochemistry that NeuN immuno - reactivity is a reliable marker of neuron survival after spinal cord injury [34].

Why blood work is the best way to evaluate our health and why energy levels are not a reliable marker of health.

Only two - tenths of one percent of the soldiers had antibodies to the enzyme of transglutaminase (a reliable marker for Celiac disease, an autoimmune disease triggered by gluten consumption).

Additionally, the elevated insulin will increase D2 activity and suppress TSH levels, further decreasing thyroid levels and making it inappropriate to use the TSH as a reliable marker for tissue thyroid levels in the presence of elevated insulin levels as occurs with obesity, insulin resistance, or type II diabetes (91 - 99,233).

Telomeres are, therefore, considered a reliable marker for biological aging (the age of a persons cells).

The TSH is not a reliable marker of thyroid function as it can fluctuate, especially in those with Hashimoto's.

A recent study in healthy volunteers showed that those supplemented with bimuno - GOSs had lower cortisol awakening reactivity (a reliable marker of hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis activity), whereas FOS administration had no effect (38).

This means that thyroid antibodies are not always a reliable marker for Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

There are a few reasons why ketone strips may not be a reliable marker for ketosis.

There have been attempts to find indirect tests for SIBO but none have been shown to be reliable markers of antibiotic responsiveness.

While relationships between peripheral blood concentrations and brain levels of serotonin are not fully understood, there is evidence that blood levels are a reliable marker of levels in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF).