Sentences with phrase «with chemical markers»

Nadeau stumbled upon one study, in mice, describing how environmental factors can tag Foxp3 with chemical markers that tell T - cell precursors to switch the gene on or off.

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They found that the athletes in collision and contact sports had differences in brain structure, function and chemical markers typically associated with brain injury, compared to athletes in non-contact sports.

Ongoing studies at Uppsala University in Sweden have shown that the chemical agent dubbed Pittsburgh Compound - B, or PIB, is a highly accurate marker of plaque buildup and that its abundance in the brain can predict whether patients with mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer's — and when that decline will likely start.

Several researchers, however, are tracking chemical markers in the blood and in the breath with the goal of creating screening tools that could someday not just find cancer but also indicate how dangerous it is likely to be.

The researchers — James Robl, a developmental biologist and his colleagues at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Steve Stice at Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Massachusetts — inserted a marker gene fused with a gene for resistance to the chemical neomycin into a culture of connective tissue cells called fibroblasts.

«We have a huge set of cannabis genomic data that will, hopefully, allow us to ID genetic markers associated with chemical results and certain patient outcomes,» Holmes says.

The authors believe theirs is the first study to show that mouse mammary gland tissues are sensitive to a mixture of 23 commonly used UOG chemicals, with dose - specific effects on tissue morphology, cell proliferation and induction of intraductal hyperplasias, an overgrowth of cells considered a marker for future breast cancer risk.

GFP has been utilized in numerous studies as a marker protein that can track chemical reactions within living cells, along with various other uses.

Chemical markers in its ancient skin indicate it was reddish - black on top, with a pale belly (Current Biology, doi.org/cbht).

Most genetic links need to be tested and confirmed in clinical settings with multiple patients; scientists also need to better understand how a given genetic marker causes sensitivity to a chemical.

Metabolomics is important because quantifying and understanding the full picture of circulating chemicals in the body can help researchers get a clearer picture of that individual's health status, and provide markers and pathways associated with drug action.

Researchers use these receptors — or markers — to identify and isolate adult stem cells by «tagging» the chemical messages that bind to those specific receptors on the stem cell with fluorescent molecules.

Inflammatory markers (released during times of inflammation) directly interact with other hormones and chemicals in the body to not only slow the metabolism, but program the body to store more fat.

The absence of dog scent aside, these rooms further reduce feline stress because they may be equipped with diffusers that disseminate a synthetic version of the normal pheromones given off by cats as they rub their cheeks against people or furniture; this pheromone serves as a chemical marker that signifies safety, contentment, and familiarity.

Groups that believe that periodontal disease is the root of general health issues point out that marker chemicals of generalized inflammation (C - ractive proteins) are present in the blood of humans and animals with periodontal disease even before heart or kidney problems occur.