Epithelium may be protective, absorptive, or secretory.
Therefore, natural antioxidants may be protective against Cd-toxicity.
There is some evidence to suggest that aerobic exercise may be protective.
Recent evidence suggests physical activity may be protective against smoking initiation and increased smoking among youth.
There is a theory that it may be protective in the case of age-related cognitive decline.
Background: Autophagy-mediated self-digestion of cytoplasmic inclusions may be protective against neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD).
Evidence suggests that optimism may be protective for health during stress, yet the underlying mechanisms are only poorly understood.
Dr Elissa Abrams, from the University of Manitoba, argues that giving babies solids from four months – including some of these scary foods – may be protective.
The strong results "add to the accumulating evidence that aspirin may be protective against various cancers," Dr. Arslan said.
The biological mother may be protective of her children if her partner tells them off, or vice versa.
In fact, dietary calcium may be protective against kidney stones because it helps bind oxalate in the intestine.
