Sentences with phrase «understand skin development»

But he says that it's «gratifying to at least see a gene identified for this condition» and hopes it may help researchers understand skin development in general.

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kin2Skin was born with the mission of empowering parents to improve their babies» health and emotional development by understanding the benefits of tender touch and by learning practices that can facilitate positive skin - to - skin contact.

And with non-melanoma skin cancers being the most frequent human tumors, there is clearly a tremendous need to understand the underlying molecular mechanisms, to allow the development of drugs to treat these types of cancer.

For example, he says, researchers studying infertility have grafted human testis and ovary cells under the skin of animals in an effort to better understand their development.

Although we know that chemicals in tobacco smoke cause mutations in lung cells that lead to lung cancers and ultraviolet light causes mutations in skin cells that lead to skin cancers, we have remarkably little understanding of the biological processes that cause the mutations which are responsible for the development of most cancers.

To understand why skin cells in diverse parts of the body have different characteristics - how cells know their «positional identities» - a fact that guides the diagnosis and treatment of many skin diseases, Dr. Chang and his colleagues are seeking to define in molecular terms how the expression of different genes in stromal cells determines their ability to affect the development of skin cells.

Gage and Ghosh discuss how human skin cells induced to return to an immature state («induced pluripotent stem cells» or IPS cells) are revolutionizing our understanding and treatment of mental and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, as well as leading to new models of drug development for all diseases.

The law CHAPTER 2: BIOLOGY OF DOGS Physiological characteristics Reproductive system CHAPTER 3: BASIC HEALTH Signs of a healthy dog Recognising poor health Common internal parasites Common external parasites Common disease and illness Skin problems in dogs Notifiable diseases Preventative health care & care of the sick dog Good nutrition Reproduction and breeding Desexing CHAPTER 4: PSYCHOLOGY Understanding the dog's mind Evolution and domestication Behavioural development Common behaviour and body language Behavioural problems General training tips CHAPTER 5: GROOMING The need for grooming Techniques Grooming tools Pet clips and styling CHAPTER 6: WORKING IN THE CANINE INDUSTRY Health services Breeding Grooming Training Day care & exercise Long term care Assistance dogs Canine therapy Professional dog handling Retail Funeral and memorial services APPENDIX Love Dogs?

Fortunately, a new understanding of dog skin has led to the development of an oral product that helps prevent water loss from occurring in the first place.