Sentences with phrase «source of human disease»

«The liver is a very important source of human disease,» said professor of medicine Steven Artandi, MD, PhD.

Parasite prevention, vaccination strategies, and wellness examinations can reduce the chance that our dogs may become sources of human disease.

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On the other hand, the techniques of postcivilization also offer us the possibility of a society in which the major sources of human misery have been eliminated, a society in which there will be no war, poverty, or disease, and in which a large majority of human beings will be able to live out their lives in relative freedom from most of the ills which now oppress a major part of mankind.

I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race.»

Out of the Earth ~ Natural Raw Diet for Dogs Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.

Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.

Reductions in biodiversity from illegal wildlife trade can have other substantial negative human health impacts, including the loss of potential sources of pharmaceuticals, experimental models for studying disease, crop pollination and micronutrients for humans lacking alternative sources of protein.

The researchers used the power of gene sequencing and clever computational methods to uncover the «source code» for human endothelial cells and learn how that code is disturbed in human disease.

The evidence suggests that humans can transmit the disease to elephants and that elephants also may serve as a source of exposure for humans.

«It's a very high - resolution picture, perhaps even higher than what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can see, because it incorporates so many data sources,» said Andrey Rzhetsky, PhD, the study's senior author and the Edna K. Papazian Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics at UChicago.

HDNetDB allows users to obtain, visualise and prioritise molecular interaction networks using Huntington's disease - related gene expression and other types of data obtained from human samples and other sources.

Given that adipose tissue (which makes up between 15 and 20 % of the body weight in healthy people) is a source of inflammation in obese individuals, Christine Bourgeois and Olivier Lambotte, from the University Paris SUD, France, and colleagues, decided to investigate a possible role of the adipose tissue in humans infected with HIV and in macaques infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV, an HIV relative that causes AIDS - like disease in some non-human primates).

Today, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in Bethesda, Maryland, announced it will pour more than $ 116 million into three sequencing centers, which will use «large - scale» sequencing to focus on unraveling the sources of disease and elucidating the workings of disease - causing organisms.

For the first time, through the use of human embryonic stem cells (hES) sourced from pre-implantation diagnosis, researchers from Inserm's Institute for Stem Cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I - Stem) have successfully identified the previously unknown mechanisms involved in Steinert» disease, also known as type 1 myotonic dystrophy.

But with millions of cells — all carrying the human disease — to work with, Zhang's research group discovered the source of the tangles in the protein subunits that compose the neurofilaments.

While some of our projects are closely related to individual diseases, our overall goal is to uncover general rules of the genomic sources of human variation, which is applicable to a variety of different diseases.

«In a report published in the journal Lancet, scientists led by Dr. Robert Lanza, chief scientific officer at Advanced Cell Technology, provide the first evidence that stem cells from human embryos can be a safe and effective source of therapies for two types of eye diseases»

Here we tested whether human NSCs could be reprogrammed into iPS cells utilizing a similar strategy as described above since they represent a more clinically relevant source of cells for basic studies and modeling human disease.

In sum, human NSCs represent an invaluable source of cells to investigate human iPS induction, and also represent a potential source of cells for deriving patient - specific pluripotent stem cells for modeling human disease.

As recent advances in scientific understanding of Parkinson's disease and cancer immunotherapy have shown, our gut microbiomes — the trillions of bacteria, viruses and other microbes that live within us — are emerging as one of the richest untapped sources of insight into human health.

In a substudy, review outcomes were also compared across different types of clinical research, based in large part on the designations and definitions derived from a number of sources, including a report by Nathan, 14 the Institute of Medicine, 20 the NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research, 9 the Association of American Medical Colleges and American Medical Association, 21 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.22 All 3599 R01 applications involving human subjects that were submitted to NIH for the October 2002 council were categorized into 1 of the following: (1) patient - oriented studies of mechanisms of human disease (bench to bedside); (2) clinical trials and other clinical interventions; (3) patient - oriented research focusing on development of new technologies; (4) epidemiological studies; (5) behavioral studies (including studies of normal human behavior); (6) health services research; and (7) use of deidentified human tissue.

The successful differentiation of iPS cells into RPE represents a significant advance in the search for a potential cell source for the treatment of human neural retinal diseases.

These findings have identified an alternative source of replacement tissue for use in human retinal cellular therapies, and provide a new in vitro cellular model system in which to study RPE diseases affecting human patients.

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) could serve as an expandable source for neurons production, which could be applied for the treatment of various diseases affecting brain.

The authors of the study explain that their findings suggest that ketogenic diets could also potentially help normalize pathological behaviors in the human model of schizophrenia by providing alternative energy sources via ketones, the products of fat breakdown, which would substitute the abnormally functioning cellular energy pathways in the brains of people suffering from this disease.

Decades ago the only sources of human growth hormone were cadavers, and it could be risky to take human growth hormone from cadavers as various diseases were sometimes transferred along with the human growth hormone.

They also serve as the major energy source for colonocytes (epithelial cells of the colon) and are thought to regulate human gene expression in order to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal disorders, some forms of cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

Pets can easily be infected by intestinal parasites, a source of disease in not only cats and dogs, but also in the humans who care for them.

As of 2015, there have been zero reports of humans contracting dog flu; although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely watching the virus for any dog - to - human potential, it's considered low - risk [source: CDC].

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that cats are rarely a source of disease, and that it is unlikely for anyone to get sick from touching or owning a cat.3 «Feral cats pose even less risk to public health than pet cats because they have minimal human contact, and any contact that does occur is almost always initiated by the person,» says AcDisease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that cats are rarely a source of disease, and that it is unlikely for anyone to get sick from touching or owning a cat.3 «Feral cats pose even less risk to public health than pet cats because they have minimal human contact, and any contact that does occur is almost always initiated by the person,» says Acdisease, and that it is unlikely for anyone to get sick from touching or owning a cat.3 «Feral cats pose even less risk to public health than pet cats because they have minimal human contact, and any contact that does occur is almost always initiated by the person,» says Ackerman.

Research in humans shows that untreated periodontal disease is a key factor in the development of heart, liver and kidney problems and is a source of chronic low - grade infection.

Rabies is an important disease and although it is more common in dogs (and more commonly passed from dogs to humans than cats to humans) cats can be infected and can be a source of human infection.

The document contains relevant outcomes of the first project cycle, aimed at collecting and analysing existing data concerning the role of companion animals as source of infectious diseases in humans and farmed animals.

Zoonotic diseases, which are caused by infectious organisms spreading among species (animals to humans and vice versa), are a continual source of intrigue for me as a practicing veterinarian.

We also serve as a source of information on zoonoses (diseases transmitted from animals to humans) and other educational concerns related to our clientelle.

Answer: Besides causing skin irritations, and sometimes severe allergic reactions in our pets, fleas also are a source of other diseases for pets and humans.

The animals of most concern to the public health sector are those who both have frequent contact with humans and roam at large, able to contract and spread disease from a variety of sources.

The health sector agenda will include pooling of resources, primary care, promoting economy hospitals in public and PPP sectors, health information sources, health laws and regulation, promoting AYUSH, control of important diseases, Health Human Resources (HHR), rational use of drugs and technology, healthy demographic change and a better role for states and local governments.

Source: Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services, 2nd Edition, produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a practical and comprehensive guide to clinical preventive services including screening tests for early detection of disease, immunizations and prophylaxis to prevent disease, and counseling to modify risk factors that lead to disease.

Source: Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July — December 2009, (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 12, 2010).