Sentences with phrase «system response known»

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Also known as personal emergency response systems (PERS), medical alarms are the most niche aspect of the telehealth industry and cater almost exclusively to elderly patients.

Known as the «Melbourne Response,» this system made a form of justice available to victims who were disinclined to establish legal liability — though it did not preclude their also pursuing civil action, if they wished.

Then, too, Christians are convinced that the church can no longer play its traditional role in regard to the poor — the role of assistance, partial response, individual aid, palliative measures — because, as they see it, the problem is no longer that of the poor individual but of the system; and to ameliorate the situation of some poor people is in fact to reinforce the system, and to end injustice for one individual is to refrain from combating social injustice.

Did you know that faith - based organizations are registered as volunteer groups for emergency response by public safety systems?

But the response reveals something of the way we tend to think about our faith traditions — as systems to either accept or reject rather than little cultures that (for better or worse... or, more likely, a bit of both) indelibly shape how we think, who we know, what we fear and long for and love.

Sian says: «As well the part of our immune system known as «innate immunity», the body also has processes in place called «adaptive immunity» which is when the body recognises a virus it has encountered before and initiates a response.

I happen to know (thanks to new whizzy support system), that we have an excellent 1day response time!!!

We know from immunology that shape is as important as substance for triggering an immune response — so if the gluten is bonded into its natural form, maybe it is masking an attachment point that the immune system uses as a marker.

People with disabilities will no longer go straight to the front of lines at Disneyland and Walt Disney World under a policy change park officials say is a response to growing abuse of the system.

They used a somewhat bizarre technique in which two mice were sutured together in such as way that they shared a circulatory system (known as parabiosis), and found old mice joined to their youthful counterparts showed changes in gene activity in a brain region called the hippocampus as well as increased neural connections and enhanced «synaptic plasticity» — a mechanism believed to underlie learning and memory in which the strength of neural connections change in response to experience.

They found that NF - κB, a protein complex known to promote tumor growth, may also have the ability to boost the immune system to eliminate cancerous cells before they harm, as well as promote antitumor responses.

Known as a checkpoint inhibitor, tremelimumab is an investigational monoclonal antibody that «cuts the brakes» of the immune system by targeting cytotoxic T - lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA - 4), a protein that can switch off a patient's immune response.

«Almost everything we know about infection is based on immune response studies and looking at how the immune system eliminates pathogens,» Medzhitov says.

According to Harkema, the DHA could be changing the way these cells, also known as macrophages, react to the silica in the lungs and somehow alter the immune system's response.

From animal studies, we know that this system is involved in stress responses and it's also involved in the reinforcement from nicotine.

New research shows that all - trans - retinoic acid (atRA), the active form of vitamin A, regulates immune system responses in the mouse intestine by controlling expression of the protein HIC1 in cells known as innate lymphoid cells.

Yet it is still too early in our investigation into the epigenetics of this complex stress - response system to know for sure whether these molecular changes indicate any real - world risks or benefits.

«Tfh cells have recently been recognized as important players in the immune system, and we now know they are essential for almost all antibody responses,» said Crotty.

Oncologists have long known that in rare cases, after patients receive radiation therapy to shrink a tumor, the immune system will mount an aggressive response that wipes out not only the tumor, but metastases throughout the body that hadn't been treated with the radiation.

They zeroed in on chemical compounds known as volatiles that are released as we chew and trigger a response in the olfactory system, contributing to overall taste sensation.

It has long been known that the immune system maintains a memory of inflammation to mount faster responses to recurrent infections.

«We already know about as much as we are going to about climate system's response to greenhouse gases,» Roe says.

Immunity is key to long - term responses Knowing that the immune system is capable of recognizing distinctive features of cancer cells and launching a T cell attack against those tumor antigens, and that checkpoint blockade removes a roadblock to that attack, it's logical that these drugs should work against many tumor types.

At the same time, the drugs can spark a reduction in immune system cells known as T regulatory cells (Tregs), which usually tamp down the immune response to disease or infection.

«Knowing specifically how LPA inhibits the immune response suggests several strategies for harnessing the immune system's natural ability to fight cancer,» said Dr. Torres.

It is already known that patients with multiple sclerosis have higher rates of depression than the general population and that symptoms of multiple sclerosis arise from an abnormal response of the body's immune system.

He teamed with Dr. Janeway in the search for the gene in the innate immune system that activates the adaptive system — to address the questions, how does the human body know when it has an infection, and how does a microbial infection trigger an immune response?

Response: Unlike currently operating nuclear reactors, SMR - 160 has been designed to store the used fuel produced over the entire operating lifetime of the plant in subterranean cavities (formally known as Holtec's HI - STORM UMAX system licensed by the USNRC), occupying a small parcel of land in the plant's backyard.

In response to threats from predators, elephants are known to produce a variety of vocalizations, including rumbles, roars and trumpets [21], but until recently the alarm call system of the African elephant has received little systematic attention.

What we do know is that it's a major regulator of the peripheral nervous system, which is also known as the «rest and digest» response because of its ability to slow our pulse and lower our blood pressure.

3:20 — Why as a doctor, he doesn't want to see his patients all the time 4:30 — The frustration that doctors face 5:20 — Why stress can be good and why we need it 5:45 — The physiological effects of too much stress 6:30 — How stress impacts fertility and memory 6:55 — The continued effects of stress on the body 7:50 — How to become more resilient to stress and how stress is like a light switch 8:28 — How to turn stress on and off 9:02 — Tips to Practically reduce stress (Book: The Relaxation Revolution) 9:45 — What is the relaxation response 10:20 — How to activate your relaxation response to deal with stress 12:45 — What happens when your body doesn't recognize stress 16:15 — What causes chronic pain 17:10 — Pain is all in the brain 17:45 — The biology of pain vs. the mental side of pain 20:00 — The core four for reducing stress and pain: Movement, Eating Right, Mindset, Avoiding Problems 24:00 — Understanding the mindset of doctors 28:00 — The frustration of the current medical system 32:00 — The shocking statistic on how a small percentage of the population is using 95 % of healthcare resources 35:00 — The seven questions you should know the answers to before you see your doctor 38:00 — Health advice Kevin wishes he had gotten earlier in life 41:15 — Kevin's recommended books and resources (and see below)

Actually, evidence now indicates that the immune system is boosted following exercise, for instance we know that the immune response to a flu jab is improved after exercising.

Primary adrenal insufficiency, also known as Addison's disease, occurs when the adrenal glands are damaged and can no longer produce enough cortisol, a hormone that plays a role in bone growth, blood pressure control, immune system function, metabolism, nervous system function, and stress response.

If «yes,» then you might need to pay some attention to your body's stress response system, otherwise known as your HPA axis.

We know the immune system and then maybe the potential molecular mimicry that's happening where the immune response is calling out an APB for this type of protein and then other tissues kinda get in the way because they look similar.

It is harmful to the digestive system and has been known to trigger an immune response (similar to when your body has been invaded with pathogens like Salmonella) resulting in inflammation and potentially ulcers and bleeding.

So the nervous system is really what, you know, creates our adrenal response, our brain hormonal response and things like that.

In the world of Functional Medicine, we know that what you eat can improve the strength of your immune system, the efficacy of your body's detoxification pathways, and your overall anti-inflammatory response.

E. purpurea is also well known for its support of the body's natural immune system responses to typical challenges due to its high cichoric acid content.

As the initial surge of epinephrine subsides, the hypothalamus activates the second component of the stress response system — known as the HPA axis.

Different compounds elicit varied responses in the central nervous system, digestive system, and even cardiovascular system, so it's worthwhile doing your research to know which bitters formulation suits your needs best.

APS (also known as astragalus polysaccharide) has been shown to activate the immune system by enhancing the transformation of T lymphocytes (a sub-type of white blood cells, crucial in the regulation of immune responses), as well as the activation of B lymphocytes (which produce antibodies that are used to attack invading bacteria, viruses, and toxins) and dendritic cells, which trigger immune reactions to toxins.

We know that great majority of both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are caused by abnormal and harmful response (behaviour) of the immune system.

That's the, you know, when your adrenal glands get stimulated by adrenal rush, that little spidey tingly sense you get, that's your sympathetic nervous system and if that response is activated prolonged, it really shuts down digestion, enzyme production, and hydrochloric acid secretion.

I did my 50, you know, a lot of the finishers for this workouts are squats because the growth hormone in testosterone response you get from squats and kinda like the mass that you get from doing squats is enormous, it's this defensive position that puts your sympathetic nervous system into this whole fight and flight mode but it's a great way, you know, in moderation to build muscle and get yourself bigger and these workouts that Brock and I have been doing is part of this mass gain program, they end many of them with 50 squats like heavy squats.

Known as the «fight or flight» response, the sympathetic nervous system becomes stimulated - resulting in increased heart rate, increased blood flow to the extremities, increased blood pressure and better vision.

One theory known as «fetal microchimerism» proposed that this is due to fetal cells that may remain in the mother's thyroid gland and can cause an immune system response.

While best know for its role in bone health and blood clotting, vitamin K has also been shown to help regulate our body's inflammatory responses, especially in relationship to our cardiovascular system.

At Creative Assembly we are very pleased with the response to ROME II, with hundreds of thousands of players enjoying the game so far; but we do know that, as with all large PC releases, the variety of hardware and general system specifications can cause issues for some people and we are urgently working to

In response to reduced per - pupil funding from the state, the California State University system reduced enrollment targets for 2015 16, and trustees have discussed the idea of no longer accepting freshmen at these campuses.