Sentences with phrase «report consistent decreases»

While Nakashima et al. (48) report consistent decreases in testosterone among patients from pre-anesthesia to 7 days post-prostatectomy, there are no antecedent reports of decreases in testosterone or PSA during the presurgical period.

Not exact matches

The most recent study report described in these same regions decreased tissue levels of 5 - HT and tryptophan hydroxylase, the synthesizing enzyme for serotonin, and no evidence of excessive serotonin degradation as assessed by levels of 5 - hydroxyindoleacetic acid (the main metabolite of serotonin) or ratios of 5 - hydroxyindoleacetic acid to serotonin.30 A recent article described a significant association between a decrease in medullary 5 - HT1A receptor immunoreactivity and specific SIDS risk factors, including tobacco smoking.40 These data confirm results from earlier studies in humans39, 41 and are also consistent with studies in piglets that revealed that postnatal exposure to nicotine decreases medullary 5 - HT1A receptor immunoreactivity.42 Animal studies have revealed that serotonergic neurons located in the medullary raphe and adjacent paragigantocellularis lateralis play important roles in many autonomic functions including the control of respiration, blood pressure, heart rate, thermoregulation, sleep and arousal, and upper airway patency.

Consistent with prior reports on effector cells (35), we observed that, among CD8 + T cells specific for the dominant epitope of LCMV (GP33), the percentages of short - lived effector cells (KLRG1 + CD127 −) were increased, and the percentages of memory precursor cells (KLRG1 + CD127 +) were decreased in the peripheral blood of DGKζ − / −, Cbl - b − / −, and DKO mice relative to WT mice after acute infection (Fig. 5A).

(14,15)-RRB- have found age - related satellite cell attrition consistent with the senescence of a subset thereof; moreover, one such study (15) reported that decreases in the number and quality of satellite cells with aging are reliably associated with elevated expression of p16Ink4a (contrary to (14)-RRB-, and with secretory and proteomic abnormalities consistent with a rising burden of senescent cells.

This is consistent with reports associating regular exercise with reduced incidence of dementia3 and several cancer types.26 - 28 Potential reasons for improved functional status and survival among regular exercisers may include increased cardiovascular fitness and improved aerobic capacity and organ reserve,29 - 31 increases in skeletal mass and metabolic adaptations of muscle with decreased frailty,29 - 31 lower levels of circulating inflammatory markers, 32 improved response to vaccinations, 33 and improved higher - order cognitive functions.34

The report states: «The research demonstrates a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognitions and aggressive affect, and decreases in prosocial behaviour, empathy and sensitivity to aggression.»

Consistent with the IPCC Third Assessment Report, minimum temperature increased more rapidly than maximum temperature (0.204 vs. 0.141 °C dec ^ -1) from 1950 - 2004, resulting in a significant DTR decrease (~ 0.066 Â °C dec ^ -1).

Consistent with preclinical studies, adults with depression have been reported to have multiple alterations of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (9), increased cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin - releasing hormone (10), elevated cerebrospinal fluid norepinephrine concentration (11), decreased cortical γ - aminobutyric acid measured in vivo using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (12), and multiple indicators of altered serotonin (5 - HT) functioning (13), including reduced serotonin transporter (5 - HTT) availability as evidenced by reduced [123I] β - CIT spect binding (14).

This pattern of change in means over the decade between the 2005 study and ours appears consistent with the small, but significant, increases observed between 2007 and 2012 in the self - report subscale means for Total Difficulties, Emotional Symptoms, Peer Relationship Problems and Hyperactivity - Inattention (but a decrease in Conduct Problems) in nationally representative New Zealand samples of children aged 12 — 15 years, 28 and with a similar increase in Emotional Symptoms and decrease in Conduct Problems between 2009 and 2014 in English community samples of children aged 11 — 13 years.29 The mean PLE score in the MCS sample aligned closely with that reported previously for a relatively deprived inner - city London, UK, community sample aged 9 — 12 years19 using these same nine items, although the overall prevalence of a «Certainly True» to at least one of the nine items in the MCS (52.2 %) was lower than that obtained in the London sample (66.0 %).8

These findings are consistent with those of Natvig et al20 who reported that increasing support from fellow students was associated with decreased risk for somatic symptoms.

This decrease is consistent with the 37.3 percent monthly decrease in new home sales in the Midwest reported yesterday.

This decrease is consistent with the 37.3 % monthly decrease in new home sales in the Midwest reported yesterday.