Sentence examples for decreasing longevity from inspiring English sources
It has been proposed that as mitochondria function in decreased phosphorylating modes, the ETC remains in a more reduced state (maximally occupied with electrons) for longer time periods, increasing the production of ubisemiquinone and ROS, thereby decreasing longevity [8], [10], [18].
Decreasing longevity with the microsporidian thus has the potential to kill even more mosquitoes before they become infectious, thereby severely limiting the potential of transmission.
When the wMelPop infection was transferred from D. melanogaster to D. simulans, it initially caused large fitness effects such as reducing fecundity and decreasing longevity as in its native host (McGraw et al. 2002).
The presence of hosts significantly decreased longevity.
A previous study in Drosophila melanogaster has reported that decreased levels of the para VGSC in mlenapts (no-action potential temperature sensitive mutation of the maleless (mle) gene) mutant flies resulted in decreased longevity and fecundity31.
People diagnosed with serious mental illness have higher rates of physical morbidity and decreased longevity, yet these people are not adequately served by health care systems.
It has been suggested that 1 of the mechanisms linking social support with elevated risk for mortality is the association between social support and other risk factors associated with decreased longevity such as smoking, failure to exercise, and depressive symptoms.
Occupational stress increases the risk of heart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging process, decreases longevity, and contributes to depression and anxiety, among myriad other negative health outcomes.
"A substantial body of research has also elucidated the psychological, behavioral, and biological pathways by which social isolation and loneliness lead to poorer health and decreased longevity," the study's authors write.
Furthermore, obesity decreases longevity [2], [3], [4] and lowers the general quality of life [5].
They suggested that this increased fecundity arose to compensate for expected decreased longevity in stressing environments.
