Sentences with phrase «preliminary brain studies»

Preliminary brain studies show that axons are still vulnerable even months after an initial stretch.

Not exact matches

In another study for which she will be presenting preliminary results at the CNS meeting, Dikker and colleagues measured brain synchrony in a museum installation.

The preliminary proof - of - concept study shows that it is possible to use direct brain control to get a person's legs to walk again.

Brain power: If preliminary studies hold true, vitamin supplements may suffice to flip a switch in the mind, curing mental illnesses without recourse to drugs.

«Our study provides compelling preliminary evidence that brain changes resembling mild traumatic brain injury are associated with frequently heading a soccer ball over many years,» said Dr. Lipton.

This preliminary study needs to be validated with a larger sample, Kana said; but it «emphasizes that the brain abnormalities in autism may not be confined to a single area.

Sitting too much is linked to changes in a section of the brain that is critical for memory, according to a preliminary study by UCLA researchers of middle - aged and older adults.

«The results of this preliminary study have prompted us to look closely at radiation's effects on the brain,» said Loyola neurosurgeon Vikram Prabhu, MD, first author of the study.

Each patient in the study has between 80 and 100 electrodes implanted in regions of the brain that preliminary tests suggested were the source of seizures.

«While the results of this study are preliminary, they hold promise for enhancing and maintaining brain reserve in later life, particularly among sedentary individuals who may benefit most urgently from behavioral interventions like Experience Corps,» said Carlson, who is now leading a larger fMRI trial as part of a large - scale randomized trial of the Baltimore Experience Corps Program.

«While further studies are planned to dissect more precisely their mechanism of action in the context of brain aging, our preliminary data point at a role in modulating neuroinflammation, but we have not ruled out additional mechanisms.»

Associations between circadian activity rhythms and functional brain abnormalities among euthymic bipolar patients: a preliminary study.

A preliminary longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study of brain volume and cortical thickness in autism.

In preliminary studies with FMD, fairly remarkable brain changes were identified on this diet.

In a preliminary study, researchers found that compounds in black currants helped protect brain cells from stress brought on by Alzheimer's - associated proteins.

Our preliminary findings support the potential of novel brain - directed treatments for anorexia, which are desperately needed,» study senior author Ulrike Schmidt, a professor from Kings College London, said in the news release.

THURSDAY, July 28, 2016 (HealthDay News)-- Deep brain stimulation appears safe for people with early Alzheimer's disease — and might even slow down memory loss in some, a preliminary study suggests.

Based on preliminary animal studies on resveratrol which is the purified nutrient in intravenous form which was published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, it was observed that this phytonutrient can improve blood flow in the brain by about 30 % which reduces stroke greatly.

A preliminary study conducted by Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago explains that participants who slept only four hours showed greater brain activity in response to food smells, like potato chips and doughnuts, compared to when they'd slept a full eight hours.

Morphologic studies offered some preliminary support for brain - related differences between children with and without the disorder, but additional studies with control groups of children with other psychiatric and developmental disorders and larger sample sizes will be necessary before brain morphology becomes useful in diagnosing ADHD.