Sentences with phrase «similar effects in the human»

If TNP has similar effects in humans, it may even be able to stimulate bone growth after fractures or prevent bone loss due to aging or disuse.
She hypothesized that they might have similar effects in humans.
If more research can demonstrate a similar effect in humans, the authors say, irisin could offer a new therapy for osteoporosis.
Researchers set out to examine whether these chemicals, which are widely used in flexible PVC plastics and personal care products, had a similar effect in humans.
«As we identify which bacteria have a similar effect in humans, it should be possible to develop probiotic supplements that specifically improve efficacy of immunotherapies,» he says.
While no studies have been conducted on humans specifically, it is a promising finding that may indicate similar effects in the human body.
More research is needed to learn whether spirulina has a similar effect in humans, however.
And a study involving 79 obese adults showed that vibration has a similar effect in humans:

Not exact matches

I was using the news headlines (and other similar resources, such as charity reports and the like) to make the valid observation that human evil is universal in its effect and nature.
Hardin contends that human populations have similar cycles and that when we «interfere» in the cycle with indiscriminate famine relief and medical assistance, we sustain the increase and artificially postpone the «crash,» making it larger and more tragic in the end — a process which Hardin terms the «ratchet effect
Rats are often used to study how mammalian brains work and many effects are similar in human brains.
The researchers found that changes in the amount of protein and carbohydrates in the diet had a similar effect on the microbiota of dogs and humans, independent of the dog's breed or sex.
Sonnenburg and her colleagues intend to examine similar situations in humans, to see if the effects persist.
«It is possible that perhaps a therapeutic agent targeting BACE1 in humans might have a similar effect,» he says.
But it's not at all clear whether a similar thing might happen in humans, and if so, whether such effects might contribute to autism.
«If similar effects apply in humans, it underlines the need for men to maintain a healthy diet and body weight, not only for their own health, but for that of the next generation,» says Morris.
Ozanne says that similar ageing effects have been identified in beta cells from people with type 2 diabetes, but she adds that her team have yet to prove this is linked to poor maternal diet in humans.
Similar to the naturally occurring effects of TET2 mutations in mice or humans, using molecular biology techniques to turn off TET2 in mice caused abnormal stem cell behavior.
They found methylation defects on several human genes in the cord blood and placentas of ART embryos, suggesting that a similar effect might be occurring in humans as well.
GABA receptors in humans and rats are very similar and the fact that the mutation occurs naturally suggests that people, too, may be genetically predisposed to be hypersensitive to alcohol's effects.
In an accompanying paper, MacKinnon's team notes that scorpion toxin — a potent potassium channel inhibitor — has the same effect on pores in S. lividans and those of the fruit fly Drosophila, whose nuclei are organized similar to those of human cellIn an accompanying paper, MacKinnon's team notes that scorpion toxin — a potent potassium channel inhibitor — has the same effect on pores in S. lividans and those of the fruit fly Drosophila, whose nuclei are organized similar to those of human cellin S. lividans and those of the fruit fly Drosophila, whose nuclei are organized similar to those of human cells.
The results, published June 5, 2013, in Science Translational Medicine, suggest that the new drug could have a similar preventive effect on PTSD in humans.
«If the effects of alcohol on memories to fearful responses are similar in humans to what we observe in mice, then it seems that our work helps us better understand how traumatic memories form and how to target better therapies for people in therapy for PTSD.
This raises the tantalising prospect that the decline in canine semen quality has an environmental cause and begs the question whether a similar effect could also be observed in human male fertility.»
You quote Wernher von Braun in Feedback (1 March), who argued that space exploration would become a means for human advancement, as «wars, which had somewhat similar «rallying» effects, are no longer feasible».
A study of the effect of alcohol on long - term relationships finds that when a male prairie vole has access to alcohol, but his female partner doesn't, the relationship suffers — similar to what has been observed in human couples.
«Worms, mice, humans, and even fruit flies show similar effects of intoxication at similar alcohol concentrations,» he says, and human neurons contain a switch similar to that in C. elegans.
They indicate that particulates are the greatest current environmental risk to human health, with the impact on life expectancy in many parts of the world similar to the effects of every man, woman and child smoking cigarettes for several decades,» says study co-author Michael Greenstone, the director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) and the Milton Friedman Professor in Economics, the College and the Harris School.
This hope does not appear to be completely unfounded: The scientists have already discovered a Ret / GDNF effect in human cells with a PINK1 defect similar to that observed in the fruit fly.
«The idea is that eventually the community gets to a point where people are confident enough in the devices that the effects they see from putting chemicals or pharmaceutical drugs into the platform environment are similar to the results we would see in the human body.»
* Update, 7 December, 11:30 a.m.: This item has been updated to indicate that although Zika has been shown to infect mice, it is not clear whether it would have similar effects on pregnant animals as it may in humans.
Since baclofen and similar medications reduce these effects in laboratory animals, we wanted to examine whether it could prevent drug - cue induced activation in the human brain.»
To assess the effects of preconception alcohol use, Sarkar, with doctoral candidate Ali Al - Yasari, MS, and their colleagues, conducted a study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, in rats, whose basic processes of glucose function are similar to those in humans, Sarkar said.
Synthetic cannabinoids, similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana), bind to cannabinoid receptors in the human brain, triggering similar neurophysiological effects.
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«If scientists want to test drugs for dementia, Alzheimer's or autism, ideal models would react similarly to humans in regards to the reduction of symptoms, outbreak of side effects, such as enduring the same lesions as humans do, or exhibiting similar behavioral characteristics,» said Latham, who's with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and an MSU AgBioResearch scientist.
Beilhack and colleagues found that a slightly modified version of STAR2 has a similar effect on human T reg cells, suggesting that the approach could also prevent GvHD in leukemia and lymphoma patients after bone marrow or hematopoietic stem cell transplants.
For example, he says, because humans and mice have different metabolic rates, lower doses may have similar beneficial effects in humans.
The researchers also did functional MRI (fMRI) studies of the mice with inhibited RbAp48 and found a selective effect in the DG, similar to that seen in fMRI studies of aged mice, monkeys, and humans.
In mice implanted with human myeloid leukemia tumors, RHT greatly inhibited the tumors» growth and suppressed glucose uptake, similar to the effects seen in vitrIn mice implanted with human myeloid leukemia tumors, RHT greatly inhibited the tumors» growth and suppressed glucose uptake, similar to the effects seen in vitrin vitro.
The dietary intervention we used is extreme — similar to feeding a human only cake for two decades — but the mechanism we uncovered may also be mediating long - term effects of diet in humans and this is an important idea to explore in the future.»
Dr. Parsons has provided similar insights into the mechanisms through which endocannabinoids modulate the rewarding effects of opiates, alcohol, and cocaine, and he is presently extending his evaluations of this stage of the addiction cycle to include animal models of commonly occurring genetic polymorphisms that are associated with problematic drug use and dependence in humans.
Perhaps some people have a 1.2 % chance of reaching age 100 rather than a 1 % chance; that would be enough if the effect is fairly similar in most human populations.
«This raises the tantalizing prospect that the decline in canine semen quality has an environmental cause and begs the question whether a similar effect could also be observed in human male fertility.»
Currently, Everon is optimizing several lead compounds: small molecules and biologics that have already demonstrated a rejuvenation effect in aging animals, as measured by a lowered mouse FI (similar FI has recently been accepted by FDA as a measure of aging in the ongoing Metformin human trial).
«It is important to stress that although the mechanism of this effect on bee sperm quality is unknown; if this is a receptor dependent process then it is unlikely to be responsible for a similar dysfunction in humans
By displaying the different velocities, astronomers can, in effect, cut this cosmic bubble into virtual slices, similar to the way MRIs and CAT scans reveal different layers of the human body.
The researchers believe this study may have implications for women stressed during pregnancy or treated clinically with glucocorticoids, if the mechanisms are similar in humans, though it is unclear yet the extent to which changes in the ability of the placenta to transport nutrients to the foetus exacerbate or protect the child from the potential adverse effects of glucocorticoid overexposure during pregnancy.
«Nevertheless, some clinical reports of pain in the lower pelvis of Zika patients, and blood in their sperm would be consistent with a similar effect happening in humans.
[53] We have also demonstrated similar effects of GHRH antagonists on in vivo cytokine gene expression by HCC1806 and MX - 1 triple negative human breast cancer.
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