Category: N

A bare gene (strand of DNA) that has been extracted from or derived (e.g., synthesized from sequencing data) from a pathogen. During the 1990s, it was discovered that inserting such “naked” genes into certain tissues in the (usual disease host) organism would sometimes cause those tissues to take up the “naked” genes and express some…

An influential teacher in the lives of Mani and Alan Finger, whose scientific approach to the study of yoga inspired them to approach their own teachings from a practical, nonmystical standpoint.  

Energy pathways that sometimes mimic but are not the network of nerves in the physical body.  

These drugs temporarily relieve pain by blocking the body’s production of chemicals known as prostaglandins, which are believed to be associated with the pain and inflammation of injuries and immune reactions. A drug used in the treatment of pain associated with inflammation, including rheumatic disease, post-operative analgesia and dysmenorrhoea, by inhibiting the release of prostaglandins.…

Activities that put less stress on the joints because a person does not have to lift or push his or her own weight.  

A condition in which energy output exceeds energy intake. This condition results in weight loss.  

A hydrogen carrier in cellular respiration. Diphosphopyridine nucleotide (DPN). Attached as a prosthetic group to a protein serves as a respiratory enzyme, part of an oxidative-reduction system, converting substrates to carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H20) and the transfer of electrons removed to oxygen (02). An enzyme that is important in accepting electrons in the…

A process that occurs when antibodies block the binding site on antigens so that they cannot bind to tissues and cause damage.  

In weight control, caloric intake is less than caloric expenditure.