The process, called protein folding, can— when it goes wrong — lead to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Past research also found that prolonged job insecurity can lead to diseases such as coronary heart disease and even cancer.
After all, the viruses that lead to diseases and computer breakdowns spread all too easily — even when we desperately try to stop them.
Deficiencies in traces of copper and cobalt in forage plants, for example, lead to diseases in certain grazing animals and may locally influence human health.
The virus, which can lead to diseases like liver cancer and cirrhosis, has plagued Asian immigrants for decades, and the number of patients who test positive for it keeps rising in areas like Flushing.
Antioxidants can help protect the ageing body from the harmful effects of so-called free radicals – a type of highly reactive molecule which can destroy cell walls and lead to diseases such as cancer.
Mounting evidence indicates that the disruption of epigenetic balance can lead to diseases, including cancers.
It may lead to diseases, deaths, damage of equipment and ecological incidents.
Eating shortens life, and not just because overindulgence can lead to diseases such as diabetes.
In the case that DNA is mistakenly structured or packed, it can lead to diseases or deformities.
Unsurprisingly, molecular defects affecting polarity organization and functions have a strong impact on tissue homeostasis, embryonic development and adult life, and may directly or indirectly lead to diseases.
