Sentences with phrase «to decrease levels»

Studies — including at least one clinical trial with 100 participants — have found that this diet can significantly alter signs of disease, reduce weight and body fat, lower blood pressure, decrease levels of biomarkers associated with cancer, and improve blood - sugar levels.

In particular Women who vacationed at least two times per year were less likely to suffer from depression and had decreased levels of stress.

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Still, for a given level of home country bias, increased corporate income tax in that home country is likely to decrease the level of investment in that country.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Yes, there are many dietary and environmental factors that affect breast cancer risk, most of which are presumed to act via increasing or decreasing the levels of estrogens or estrogen - like substances to which women are chronically exposed.

Mint contains potent antioxidants that decrease levels of free radicals that can cause damage to cells.

It's been known to help manage symptoms of PMS, menopause, and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS); decrease levels of anxiety and depression, and improve prostate health in men.

Interestingly — and somewhat frustratingly — a similar study in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise found that while pre-workout whey does increase energy expenditure it also decreases levels of the muscle building human growth hormone (HGH) and testosterone.

Even with small reformulations — to decrease levels of salt in certain products, for instance — the impact on population health can be substantial.

Wondering if that is the optimum time for harvest or if further growing would increase or decrease levels?

«But we started slowly and lost a bit of our cohesion and our speed in our passing and decreased our level and after that I think we did the job even if we had not do it in the style we want to play and the flair to kill the game off.»

Wenger said, «I believe that we started well and in the first 25 minutes had a good pace in our game and good flow and slowly lost a bit our cohesion and our speed in our passing and decreased our level and after that I think we did the job even if we had not anymore the style we want to play and the flair to kill the game off.

There are many factors involved but the basic answer is that having a collection of remarkable individuals doesn't make a functional or winning team and constantly undermining players will decrease the level of performance.

It bears pointing out that the breastfeeding pregnant women gained less weight than the non-breastfeeding group, and exhibited a decreased level of hemoglobin during pregnancy.

While some of the benefits, such as regulation of baby's body temperature and reduction of baby's post-procedural pain occur within minutes of KC, others — such as decreased levels of stress for mom and baby, increase in mom's milk production or a healthy sleep cycle for baby — take longer.

Humidifiers help to decrease the levels of dryness in the air dramatically, and enable you and your child to enjoy improved health and improved quality of air.

Drugs that block estrogen include clomiphene, which tricks the body into thinking it has decreased levels of estrogen.

They produce relief of overall pain, resolution of plugged ducts immediately in at least half the cases, decreased levels of nipple pain and tenderness, reduced periareolar edema, and easier latching / feeding.

Mothers who dropped cow's milk products from their diet showed decreased levels of milk - specific IgA in their breast milk, which is thought to protect against development of allergies, according to Kirsi Järvinen, MD, PhD, of Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y.

Peer support has proven to be very beneficial for Young Carers and decreases levels of isolation and stress in their young lives.

Postdate, or overdue, pregnancies and «failed inductions» have been shown to have decreased levels of oxytocin receptors.

These are not unjustified fears, as fathers often experience decreased levels of contact with their children post-divorce.

Levels of prolactin remain quite high for the first 6 months postpartum while you're breastfeeding — unless you've gotten your first period after baby, which decreases levels of prolactin (this is why some women experience a temporary decrease in milk supply during their period).

It can be used to calm a colicky baby by reducing stress, deepen the bond with parent by releasing the hormone oxytocin (the feel good hormone) and decreasing the levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) in both the baby and caregiver.

According to these studies, milk produced during this stage is considered to be low quality due to its increased fat content and its decreased level of proteins.

Any final verdict will probably depend on whether there are further strikes from the U.S., upon Russia's and Syria's reactions, and particularly whether the strikes can be shown to increase or decrease the levels of violence and acts of barbarism from Assad.

It is expected is that neighbourhoods with (well documented) decreasing levels of social capital will provide increasing levels of volunteers and participation.

The secondary program tracks those children who test positive for lead and works with them to decrease their levels.

«If everyone's protein intake were at this level, that would translate to more than 1.4 million fewer deaths from stroke each year worldwide, plus a decreased level of disability from stroke,» said Liu.

If the diet results in decreased levels of asparagine, the next scientific step would involve a clinical trial with cancer patients.

They also showed that they could manipulate Klotho expression pharmacologically using the anti-diabetic drug rosiglitazone, which resulted in decreased levels of Wnt5A.

Declines in VA acuity over time were associated with increased mortality risk in part because of decreasing levels of IADL over time.

Dr. Jiang found that LPCAT3 deficiency significantly reduces polyunsaturated PC levels in the plasma membrane of the cells that line the intestines, which in turn reduces lipid absorption and decreases levels of lipids (cholesterol, triglyceride, and phospholipid) in circulation.

The results showed that cells in which NOD1 was activated had decreased levels of CMV replication compared to controls.

But the balance between DVMs and the limited deep - water oxygen supply could be easily upset, Bianchi said — particularly by climate change, which is predicted to further decrease levels of oxygen in the ocean.

«When these dates were compared with radiocarbon data from tree rings, we noted decreased levels of carbon - 14 — indicating increased levels of solar activity — at these same points.»

When activated by inflammatory markers in the gut, it sends a signal to the brain, where immune cells produce proteins such as IL - 6, leading to increased metabolism (and hence decreased levels) of the «happiness hormone» serotonin in the brain.

Research has shown an increase in the frequency of anxiety in women during midlife, likely as a result of decreased levels of estrogen, which has a neuroprotective role.

Previ - ously, postmenopausal women who drank have been found to have decreased levels of each.

They reported that the antidepressants decreased the levels of one of the subunits of the NMDA receptor (NR2B) in the amygdala.

They found that while bunch rot actually led to more positive aroma ratings due to the increased levels of fruity - and vanilla - like notes, powdery mildew decreased the level of pleasant notes in the wine, so that it received more negative ratings from the test panel, who found the infected wine to be less interesting than the healthy sample.

They found that people with sleep apnea had decreased levels of GABA and unusually high levels of glutamate.

Glaser et al. show that dust deposition mediated by frequent tropical storms was an important source of nutrients for the Everglades until about 2800 years ago, when a climatic shift in the tropical Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico led to weather patterns that sharply decreased the level of dust inputs and led to a drier climate and a gradual loss of soil phosphorus, carbon, and nitrogen.

«Our results suggest that strategies aimed at decreasing levels of APOE4, the harmful form of the protein, and increasing concentrations of protective variant APOE2 could be helpful to patients.»

The researchers undertook the study in light of concerns about decreasing levels of oxygen in coastal waters worldwide, and how the growing prevalence of low - oxygen «dead zones» might affect populations and management of blue crabs and other coastal marine life.

The study, to be presented at the annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Toronto, found that the drug pazopanib decreases levels of phosphorylated Tau (p - Tau) in animal models genetically engineered to produce human mutant tau throughout their brains.

The findings indicated that adolescent relationship qualities may come to influence adult health through decreased levels of later anxiety and depressive symptoms.

The activation was associated with decreased levels of tau, suggesting that the inhibitor works by re-activating the neuronal autophagy machinery to clear cellular buildup of tau.

In the new study, the researchers found that suppressing the DOG1 gene in lettuce or Arabidopsis decreased the levels of one microRNA and increased levels of another.