In the series of I3K, I4K and I5K, I5K showed the strongest stabilizing effect, suggesting that a longer hydrophobic tail is more effective.
Acute stress has the same effect, suggesting that short bursts of strong negative emotions may be hurtful to hearts.
Both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee had a protective effect, suggesting that something other than caffeine is at play — perhaps those antioxidants.
And there have been claims of a "Hunt effect", suggesting that Hunt's statements may have put people off seeking medical help at weekends.
The new study says earlier research confused cause and effect, suggesting that unhappiness made people ill when it is actually the other way around.
Stem age had a minor effect, suggesting that similar control mechanisms operate at all stages of development.
In addition, the current analysis revealed a small effect suggesting that ApoE allele 4 adversely impacts perceptual speed.
Combining anti-mesothelin antibodies with an anti-CD47 antibody had an even greater effect, suggesting that roving immune cells called macrophages, which gobble up sick or dying cells, may also play a role in removing abnormal fibrous tissue.
There was evidence of a cumulative risk effect, suggesting that exposure to higher numbers of risk factors, regardless of their exact nature, resulted in increased behaviour difficulties.
Sucrose, in contrast, could have the opposite effect suggesting that its presence in the solid matrix might interfere with its mechanical integrity.
Rats that received uncontrollable stimulation prior to transection did not exhibit this effect, suggesting that brain systems exert a protective effect.
