Sentences with phrase «whether other organs»

Not exact matches

In truth, however, there were other reasons» apart from the desire for transplantable organs» to rethink the criteria for determining death, since one needed to decide whether a respirator was simply oxygenating a corpse or sustaining a living human being.

«For 80 percent of the common chemicals in everyday use in this country we know almost nothing about whether or not they can damage the brains of children, the immune system, the reproductive system, and the other developing organs,» said Dr. Phil Landrigan, a pediatrician and director of the Children's Environmental Health Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Asked whether brain organoids can achieve consciousness without sensory organs and other means of perceiving the world, Koch said it would experience something different than what people and other animals do: «It raises the question, what is it conscious of?»

For each of these cancer sites, the researchers calculated important regional and county differences in advanced stage of diagnosis, which takes into account the growth and size of the tumor and whether it has spread to the lymph nodes or other organs.

He and other biologists wonder whether electricity might trigger the development of other organs as well.

The researchers now want to find out exactly how Tregs interact with fat tissue and whether the immune cells accumulate in other organs during normal aging.

Deb added, «We are also currently investigating whether such an approach could be applied for treating scarring in other organs after injury.»

While it's working, for now, in diseases of the liver, the field still needs to validate whether RNAi can work in other organs.

Ovaries contain high levels of stress hormones compared with other organs, but Sood plans to investigate whether the stressors could still be involved in other types of cancer.

Evidence isn't available showing whether the juice fasting Jobs reportedly tried accelerated the spread of cancer cells in his pancreas, and possibly other organs, but Abrams notes that he rarely recommends juicing to the cancer patients he counsels.

Next, they hope to study exactly how PER1 controls appetite and eating behavior — whether its molecular actions work through the liver, fat cells, brain or other organs.

Whether and how to treat localized prostate cancer is thus a difficult decision, and depends largely upon an appraisal of the aggressiveness of the tumor and the likelihood that the cancer will spread to other organs.

Following the delineation of some of the basic principles behind bud formation, the researchers then whether they could extend this strategy beyond the liver, and create other organ buds using tissue specific cell types.

These kinds of questions are particularly challenging because, unlike diseases affecting other organs, it is hard to know whether drugs can really slow down disease process in the brain, hidden as it is within the skull.

These inflammatory cytokines have also been shown to cause cancer to spread (metastasize) to other organs, 9 result in further inflammation, and even cause tumors to increase their blood supply (angiogenesis).10 This in itself creates somewhat of a (free - range pastured) chicken versus the egg argument in terms of whether inflammation causes cancer or cancer causes inflammation.

It's also not clear whether it physically damages your organs or other tissue, or whether it simply causes symptoms without incurring damage.

Further tests may be done to determine whether it may be resulting from other body organs like the liver, kidney or thyroid.

Thought generally well informed health-wise, I didn't know that thyroid issues are not a faulty / failing thyroid, as I'd been given the impression of, but an auto - immune condition, where the immune system is actually attacking, and trying to destroy the thyroid gland, and which may well affect other organs too (whether now or later).

Kidney problems can result for a variety of reasons, whether it's a result of changes from the kidney itself, changes in other organs that affect kidney function, or a side effect from another disease.

Survival is affected by the growth rate of the tumor, the exact location of the tumor within the bladder, and whether the tumor has spread to other organs or not.

Your vet may perform a number of tests to determine whether your dog has hemolytic anemia, these may include urinalysis, tests of kidney and other organ functions and radiography to see if your dog has ingested something known to trigger the disease.

Laboratory testing is also useful to determine whether new red blood cells are being produced, to evaluate the function of the body's other organs, and to search for underlying causes (like infections or cancer).

The prognosis for pets diagnosed with intestinal tumors will depend on a variety of factors, including the specific tumor type, the stage of the disease and whether the cancer has spread to other organs.

X-rays and / or ultrasound of the chest and abdomen are quite helpful in defining the extent of the disease and whether the cancer has spread to other organs.

When planning ahead you can also decide whether you would like to help others through organ donation or donating your body to science.