Sentences with phrase «slow degeneration in»

«Given the relatively slow degeneration in this condition, longer - term studies will be required,» says James Bainbridge of the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London.

«The most exciting finding of our research was that not only did we see slower degeneration in the articular cartilage, we saw that the menisci degenerated a lot slower in overweight and obese individuals who lost more than 5 percent of their body weight, and that the effects were strongest in overweight individuals and in individuals with substantial weight loss,» Dr. Gersing said.

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Spinach - A very nutrient - dense food - Loaded with flavonoids which act as antioxidants, protecting the body from free radicals - Helps keep the heart healthy - May slow the age - related decline in brain function - Its lutein protects against eye diseases such as age - related cataracts and macular degeneration

My grandmother takes lutein and zinc prescribed by her MD in the hopes it will slow her macular degeneration.

«iPSC models can now be used to better understand dementia, and in particular frontotemporal dementia, and might lead to the development of drugs that can curtail or slow down the degeneration of cortical neurons,» Verfaillie says.

Not only did the researchers find that weight loss slowed articular cartilage degeneration, they also saw changes in the menisci.

In those with 10 percent weight loss, cartilage degeneration slowed even more.

«The growth factor released by these genetically engineered cells will bath the other cells in the growth factor, slow down the degeneration and thereby improve, or slow the decline in Alzheimer's disease,» Tuszynski explains.

Weight loss has been shown to slow down cartilage degeneration in overweight and obese individuals, but it was unclear if the method used to lose weight made a difference.

«On its own,» Beltran said, «a TNF - inhibitor might not be a cure, but it could be used complementary to gene therapy, either by slowing the course of degeneration before the corrective gene therapy is delivered or in combination with the corrective gene therapy.»

Retinal Degeneration Slow (RDS) Glycosylation Plays a Role in Cone Function and in the Regulation of RDS · ROM - 1 Protein Complex Formation.

Summary: Use of eye injections of drugs aimed at slowing the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the eye is becoming more common for the treatment of individuals with many eye problems including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal artery or vein blockage.

Cyclin A2: Increased levels of cyclin A2 have been shown to increase the regenerative capacity of heart tissue, one of an array of proteins that might for the basis for regenerative gene therapies for heart disease, and thus also might be beneficial to undergo far in advance of old age so as to slow or postpone degeneration in the heart.

Biochemical analysis of phenotypic diversity associated with mutations in codon 244 of the retinal degeneration slow gene.

Overexpression of Retinal Degeneration Slow (RDS) Protein Adversely Affects Rods in the rd7 Model of Enhanced S - Cone Syndrome.

Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSC) were found to improve liver condition in rats after acute liver failure, slowing the degeneration of liver cells.

This research includes studies in the laboratory to discover the mechanisms of nerve degeneration and muscle atrophy, and clinical studies to find therapies to slow down or even reverse nerve degeneration and muscle atrophy.

As a person gets older and the growth hormone production slows down, and individual notice and begin experiencing certain symptoms like the degeneration of cells and tissues, poor functioning of certain organs in the body, a slow rate of conversion of body fat for energy and a decrease of muscle development, and low energy.

The beta - carotene found in carrots helps prevent the degeneration of cells which aids in slowing down the aging process and makes your skin glow.

While supporting these important systems in your body, OmegaEnergy Fish Oil can help slow down or prevent Alzheimer's disease, mood disorders, age - related macular degeneration or vision loss, high cholesterol and blood pressure, and many more conditions.

In other cases it is more of a slow phenomenon due to degeneration of the ligaments, where the dog becomes progressively palmigrade (this tends to happen to older dogs).

Taurine supplementation may slow or stop the progression of retinal degeneration, but is usually not successful in reversing the damage.

In dogs, the cranial cruciate ligament undergoes slow and chronic degeneration until finally the ligament weakens and ruptures.

With this condition, slow degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the neck lead to thickening of other ligaments around the spinal cord and bulging of the disc itself.

Miniature Schnauzers have several eye diseases (most hereditary) that can cause eventual blindness in the dog: Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) causes slow, progressive blindness, while Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration (SARD) results in sudden blindness.

This isn't quite as good as articular cartilage but it relieves the pain in most dogs and helps to slow or stop further degeneration of the joint.

When their brains are forced to work and focus on something in order to succeed, it tends to slow down degeneration.

Fortunately, the progression of mitral valve degeneration tends to be a slow one in most dogs.