The phrase "act of prolonging" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the action of extending the duration of something, such as a process or event.
Example: "The act of prolonging the meeting only led to more confusion among the participants."
Alternatives: "extension of" or "lengthening of".
But that's medicine, the art of prolonging disease".
However, this holds only for agents that act for prolonged periods of time.
Most IGFBPs are present in circulation, where they act to prolong the half-life of circulating IGFs.
And do not question the logic of prolonging the agony".
Intriguingly, extrinsic factors in the diabetic wound environment then act to prolong the pro-inflammatory response, which could contribute to the lack of healing.
GDX may act to prolong the cardiac AP by modifying ionic currents to either attenuate repolarization or prolong depolarization.
The calcium dependence of motility acts to prolong thymocyte interactions with antigen-bearing stromal cells, promoting sustained signaling that may enhance the expression of genes underlying positive selection.
(This is the first dog in movie history to be put into the witness protection program.) Meanwhile weather-related acts of God prolong Stephanie's absence.
We have used the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium chabaudi to select in vivo resistance to the artesunate (ATN) + mefloquine (MF) version of ACT, through prolonged exposure of parasites to both drugs over many generations.
The monoamine hypothesis of depression implicates a functional deficiency of noradrenaline (NA) or serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) in neurotransmission; virtually all antidepressants are thought to act by prolonging the activity of these neurotransmitters or by modulating receptor sensitivity [ 6].
