Sentences with phrase «significantly by rat»

The level of intelligence can vary significantly by rat, but overall, they are smart little creatures.

Not exact matches

The rats fed VCO had significantly less oxidative stress markers in their kidneys than the 5HPO fed rats, leading the researchers to conclude ``... virgin coconut oil has a potential to reduce the development of hypertension and renal injury induced by dietary heated oil, possibly via its antioxidant protective effects on the kidneys.»

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have found that amounts of this microRNA are significantly elevated in the brains of experimental rats with induced depression from corticosterone treatment, in the post-death brains of humans diagnosed with MDD and in peripheral blood serum from living patients with MDD, according to a study by led by Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D., the Elesabeth Ridgely Shook Endowed Professor and director of Translational Research, UAB Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry.

By injecting a tailored new compound into the brains of rats, researchers can significantly reduce neuronal damage resulting from stroke.

Reducing the rat population by cleaning up trash, for example, would significantly reduce transmission, he says.

By tickling 15 giddy test subjects, they found that a happy rat's ears become «significantly pinker».

The rat diets are interesting, I cited one in my book and Peter has blogged about this, but it varies significantly by strain, and with inbred strains it's hard to draw strong conclusions.

This study even found that consuming mangiferin could reverse brain damage caused by inflammation; rats experienced significantly reduced damage to cognition and less inflammatory chemicals roaming around the brain.

TWO — Two studies on rats found that the addition of ascorbic acid (the major component of vitamin C and most commonly used supplementary form) to the diet significantly reduced the formation of tumours and dermal neoplasms triggered by UV light (study, study).

The pilot study, conducted by Dr. Keiko Abe of the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, showed that healthy laboratory rats fed a diet in which some of the carbohydrate was replaced with pure maple syrup from Canada, yielded significantly better results in liver function tests than the control groups fed a diet with a syrup mix containing a similar sugar content as maple syrup.

Evidence of oxidative stress was found in the mucosa of the small intestine of drug - treated rats, as indicated by significantly increased activity of xanthine oxidase (P < 0.001) and myeloperoxidase (P < 0.001), with corresponding decreases in the levels of several free radical scavenging enzymes and alpha - tocopherol (P < 0.001 in all cases).

Their findings also suggested that classroom teachers scored students significantly higher than outside raters in the area of reading, where the lack of portfolio evidence was most likely supplemented by teachers» knowledge.