Sentence examples for lengthening over time from inspiring English sources

Interestingly, it has also been suggested that a comprehensive lifestyle change might increase telomerase activity, a potential precursor to telomere length, [60] putatively leading to telomere lengthening over time as a result of healthier habits and less psychological and physiological stress, counteracting the influence of a chronic disease on telomere attrition.

The men with short baseline TL and maintenance or lengthening over time were more likely to be alive 12 years later (20 of 29, 69%), compared to those with short baseline TL and telomere shortening (1 of 8, 13%).

There was also a main effect of time, F 4,216) = 20.53, P <.001, and partial η =.28, with reaction time lengthening over time, but there was not a main effect of chewing gum, F 1,54) = 1.04, P =.31, and partial η =.02.

In addition to a longer duration of detectable PER2 rhythms, period lengthening over time appeared less pronounced in organoids versus explants.

In contrast, for men with relatively long baseline telomeres, there was no apparent effect of rate of shortening on mortality: those with telomere lengthening over time tended to be equally likely to be alive 12 years later (40%), compared to those with telomere shortening (58%).

It has been reported that these differences may be due to the fact that the tendon graft tends to lengthen over time, and it may also emulate a 'windshield' effect at the level of the clavicular tunnels, a situation that eventually ends with widening of the tunnels [39].

Consent forms have lengthened over time and become harder for participants to understand.

On the other hand, another recent small pilot study [ 27] following men who are in the early stages of prostate cancer shows that telomeres may actually lengthen over time by implementing some lifestyle changes.

We investigated the hypothesis that lengthening over a nail can reduce the time spent in an external fixator and increase the rate of consolidation thereby reducing the risk of complications and improving patient satisfaction.

Methods to decrease frame time have been developed; these include lengthening over a nail [3, 4, 7, 11, 15] and lengthening with submuscular plating [5, 6, 12] from which patients have shown improved comfort and recovery of joint range of motion.

In lengthening over an intramedullary nail, it is hypothesised that the overall time spent in an external fixator can be reduced and therefore improves patient satisfaction and reduce complications.