Word: interplay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interplay of cells and tissues that marks the growth of an embryo is one of nature's most exquisitely orchestrated movements. And, for vertebrates, the formation of the spinal cord and brain from a simple tube of cells is as crucial to life as it is beautiful to contemplate. But any defect in this neural tube, likely to appear early in development, can be devastating. Among the possible results: anencephaly, in which a baby is born minus most of its brain, and spina bifida...
While the bulimic cycle often begins with extreme dieting, a subtler form of the purge, the cycle may also be driven by the binge due to the interplay between "the effort to seek control and the effort to seek some comfort," says Riendl...
Some of the benefits of relieving pain may be described as psychological. Pain, after all, is depressing (and depression makes pain worse). Because of the complex interplay between emotion and physiology, experts on analgesia have learned that it is useless to make distinctions between mental and physical pain. "We never say, 'It's all in your head,' " explains Dr. Charles B. Berde, director of the pain service at Children's Hospital in Boston...
...them on pureed broccoli, parents train their offspring to love cancer-fighting crucifers. When boys and girls get vaccinated against aids, they learn to use condoms as well. Pediatricians teach children how to boost their biochemical defenses against aging and disease, based on what researchers have discovered about the interplay between thought, emotions, hormones and the immune system. As a result, the foundation for 21st century medicine is now education, diet, exercise and meditation...
These achievements will help researchers decipher the genetic blueprint of human beings. They will not, however, by themselves lead to useful therapies anytime in the near future. Because of the complicated interplay between heredity and environment, knowing where a gene is located and what it looks like is only a first step. Years of research are still required to determine how and why a particular gene causes a disease and what treatments will be needed to cure...