If the
results translate to humans, the researchers say, it could lead to new therapies for maintaining healthy brain function into old age.
Although results of animal studies don't
necessarily translate to humans, these studies reveal the 24 - hour fasting period may be insufficient for potential fasting benefits.
But he argues that the strategy would lead to better studies more likely to
translate to human health, saving time and money in the long run.
While the research has a long way to go before
anything translates to humans, science may finally be on the right path to understanding aging at its core.
If such
work translates to humans, it will represent the type of platform advancement that comes along in medicine only once in a lifetime or two.
Given the uncertainty over whether Zhang's findings
translate to human biology, Nathan says he would be wary of frightening patients regarding these findings.
The analogous epigenetic impairments found in the heroin - taking rats also indicate this animal model will be useful in further studies to identify addiction - related changes that
translate to the human brain.
«In this study we provide a novel mechanism to explain this biological phenomenon in rodents, and we are now examining whether this
mechanism translates to humans.»
Although the researchers emphasized that laboratory results involving cell lines and mice do not necessarily
translate to human treatment, they say their findings show that new mTOR inhibitors combined with chemotherapy could become a new treatment strategy for T - ALL.
While it's clear that high doses of phthalates are harmful to animals, it remains to be shown whether these
effects translate to humans.
To determine whether the findings of such basic research can
translate to human subjects, researchers examined DCC expression in postmortem brains of people who had committed suicide.
«We were interested in looking for the increased presence of these proteins, not just in the psoriasis - like skin inflammation of the mouse, but more importantly, we needed to know how the increased presence of these
proteins translated to human psoriasis,» Ward said.
While a portion of this research was conducted in mice, the actual vaccine discovery experiments were performed using human samples, thus we believe the results will
effectively translate to humans.»
In the Bordenstein lab, Kohl is embarking on a pioneering research program that will investigate the genetic causes of changes in gut microbiomes over development in an animal model and that may
eventually translate to human biology.
The current findings are «another piece of evidence that what we see in laboratory rodents on caloric
restriction translates to humans,» said Richard Weindruch, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin — Madison, who has studied caloric restriction since 1975 but did not participate in Floel's study.
On a separate note, it's difficult to justify saying (as you did in your initial comment) that the Greek's long life expectancy «is because of the mediterranean diet and the consumption of olive oil», since RCT's can only show correlation and in - vitro and animal studies may non translate to humans
Once this current phase is complete, perhaps the cutting - edge technique to regrow the jawbone can one
day translate to human medicine, as well.
The research collaboration is part of a broader push in the veterinary community to promote «comparative oncology,» which is centered on the idea that studying cancer in pet dogs could yield important insights that can be
translated to human oncology research.
His signing of the bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) an unmistakable mandate from Congress that it must continue to embrace 21st century science and transition away from outdated animal testing protocols, which are expensive and slow and often don't
accurately translate to human physiology.
Dr. Sysel leads the BRF team in publishing a comparative oncology study which examines biomarkers in dogs and cats
which translates to human cancer as well.
While I understand that
when translating this to human emotions you might not want to continue to «put him through that», but in Otis» mind the crate is his safest place.
If the mouse
results translate to humans, diabetics could inject these artificial beta cells to automatically regulate their blood sugar levels for days at a time.
This marks the first time that CRISPR has successfully treated a genetic disease inside a fully developed living mammal with a strategy that has the potential to be
translated to human therapy.
Critics contended that these examples are now decades old and most of the research the VA is conducting has not
translated to human patients.
Now their research has leaped forward: «Research on mice can not
directly translate to humans, so we wanted to test if these nanoparticles work on large animals, like dogs, rabbits and monkeys.
«If the drug's
benefits translate to humans, it could mean that newborn babies diagnosed with FOP could benefit from early treatment,» Pacifici said.
If the
findings translate to humans, this restoration of muscle mass could help to combat some of the effects of age - related frailty, which often lead to osteoporosis and other debilitating conditions.