One study of biomarkers, for example, found that yoga influences brain chemicals by boosting serotonin levels, lowers inflammation, reduces oxidative stress and exerts a positive influence on other key elements of the human body that play a role in mental health.
In the body, HDL appears to play a role in removing cholesterol plaque from the arteries and ferrying it out of the body.
It's also possible that body fat may still play a role.
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This body can't play the piano or climb rock walls, but it taught all the neighborhood kids to eat with their feet, a skill it learned in the children's hospital.
It isn't clear what role these receptors play in the body, but scientists suggest they might have a protective function, as they do in the mouth.
It crossed my mind that the ball had moved in a funny angle and that Thierry was able to keep it in play given his body position.
So these meetings tomorrow will be about marking that achievement, about receiving the TNC's plans for an inclusive transition in Libya, and also about underscoring the critical role that the U.N. is going to play as a body that can help provide expertise on the ground in Tripoli and other places as Libya moves into a post-Qaddafi government.
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Senior Thai officials, however, insist forensic examination of samples taken from Pol Pot's body shows no indication of foul play.
The device, first built for the Xbox, lets people play games by moving their body instead of using a controller.
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By utilizing Kinect, gamers can not only play the game with their body, they can navigate all the front-end menus with simple hand motions.
Vitamin D levels, which play a role in the body's immune response and vary with exposure to sunlight, make latitude of residence a possible risk factor.
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But UEFA, European soccer's governing body, has recently forced national teams to play in empty stadiums after fans were found guilty of racist abuse.
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Though Acomplia was initially designed as a weight-loss drug, Sanofi researchers had found by 2001 that the affected receptors play a role in how the body processes fat.
Brendan Shanahan, the NHL's senior vice president of hockey operations and player safety, said Volchenkov extended his elbow on the play rather than making a full body check.
Still, the findings add to the body of evidence that suggests the Mediterranean diet can play an important role in protecting the heart, and should guide doctors and patients who want to avoid heart disease toward eating the foods that can help them the most.
The percussion-based band consists of 17 musicians, and each show is completely improvised, led by a conductor who uses more than 70 hand, finger and body signals to tell the musicians what and how to play.
Costumed for most of the play in widow's black, her body taut, almost wired, hands stretched, her face blanched with sorrow, she lives every moment of this tragedy with an intensity rarely encountered in the theatre.
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There were no preliminary signs of foul play and no obvious injuries on King's body, De Anda said.
For a first-timer, it was something akin to an out-of-body experience when I was presented with an official invitation to play.
Greater Manchester Police have said that they do not suspect foul play as there were no visible marks on his body to raise suspicions of a crime being committed.
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Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier didn't play and is out indefinitely because of an undisclosed lower body injury.
In most cases, parents themselves might play a role on a new school's governing body but would not be involved in teaching or the running of a school.
And in a further move, children on free school visits will now be allowed to see the Body Zone, although they will still be being barred from the Play and Rest zones.
Scientists are finding tantalizing evidence that the immune system, the body's defense against disease-causing microbes, kicks in to play a critical role in combating cancer.
The school also acknowledged last year that college sports' governing body had inquired into old allegations that players were allowed to practice and play despite being in violation of the school's drug policy.
The tackle was the "commonest phase of play causing injury" with the head and face the most injured body part, along with sprains or ligament damage.
These numbers matter because they show the club is a long way from meeting the Financial Fair Play requirements laid out by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe.
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Obviously, there is more to it, because no one chemical in the body functions in isolation, and other factors from a person's life experience play a role as well.
Once again, David Cronenberg uses a movie to play with our minds, and to make us feel disgusted about having a body.
The rules of FIFA, soccer's world governing body, allow for players to switch their allegiances as long as they have yet to play a tournament match for the senior national team.
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