Sentences with phrase «activity blood oxygen»

(A, B) Comparison of neural activity blood oxygen - level dependent (BOLD) in 13 subjects with autism and 13 unaffected controls, when they were watching a scientific TV program (vs. rest).

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Activities like running and swimming also increase overall blood flow and provide our minds fresh energy and oxygen — another factor that could help us feel better.

You see, your veins need muscle activity to help them push oxygen - depleted blood back to your heart.

Consisting of the heart and blood vessels, this system provides the oxygen and nutrient transportation that fuel all of our life activities.

Furthermore, imbibing on proper physical activities and exercises are necessary to enhance and maintain adequate circulation of blood and oxygen to every part of the body leading to improved health conditions for both mom and baby.

This technique provides a measure of blood oxygen concentration in surface blood vessels, indicative of activity in the brain's outer layers, using a set of wearable probes in a cap that is placed on the head.

The technique is an indirect measure of neural activity in the brain: as a region activates, it consumes oxygen, and neurologists use fMRI to track fresh oxygenated blood surging in to replace the old.

It measures blood flow to the brain by sending light signals from sensors mounted in a 3 - pound headcap, then producing images of blood oxygen changes — representing brain activity — by recording the absorption of light at different colors.

The new study examined variation in the amplitude of fluctuations in what is called the blood - oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal, which tracks activity levels in the brain.

The technique relies on the observation that when activity in an area of the brain increases, blood - oxygen levels in that region rise, which modulates the MRI signal.

But aside from such macro links and knowledge about the heart rates, blood — oxygen levels and hormonal responses related to exercise, scientists have a relatively cursory understanding of the chemical mechanisms at work in the body during and after physical activity.

The research made use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)-- which measures changes in the blood oxygen levels in the brain — and also multivariate analysis when comparing the brain activity of different viewers.

As this happened, they used an fMRI scanner to log changes in blood oxygen levels across the brain — a sign of neural activity.

It works by detecting the changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in response to neural activity — when a brain area is more active it consumes more oxygen and to meet this increased demand blood flow increases to the active area.

Another seminal study led to the discovery that blood flow and glucose utilisation change more than oxygen consumption in the active brain (Science, 1988) causing tissue oxygen to vary with brain activity.

The technique measures changes in the magnetic properties of blood as it transports oxygen to brain tissue in response to increased activity.

This is a way of analyzing fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans, which measure activity in the brain by looking at changes in blood oxygen.

One manifestation of this activity that has become an important research tool is spontaneous fluctuations in the blood oxygen level - dependent (BOLD) signal of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Likewise for the behavioural results, we assessed a potential association between averaged blood oxygen level - dependent signals in the regions of interest where individuals with ASD showed significantly decreased social minus belief - / belief minus control activity compared with typically developing participants, and clinical information of interest, such as the Social Responsiveness Scale score.

Your muscles weaken, the spine loses its precious flexibility and even the brain activity gets slowed down since it receives less blood and oxygen, and soon enough you realize that you haven't had a good night's sleep for weeks!

Cardio exercise is a type of physical activity that causes a sustained increase in your heart rate and breathing and consequently, an elevation in the circulation of blood and oxygen throughout the body and the working muscles.

As our blood is the nutrient transporter of the body, more oxygen and energy will enter our brains during physical activity.

Cardio, short for cardiovascular exercise, is any physical activity that gets your heart rate up and more oxygen pumping through your blood and lungs.

More blood equals more oxygen equals more metabolic activity.

Recent studies reveal that the reason athletes sweat more, and produce more sweat than the average person, is because they are more fit, and participate in more anaerobic activity which requires the body to work harder to pump oxygen and blood continuously to their muscles.

The main role of cerebral blood is to carry oxygen and nutrition to the brain for fuel so it can perform and thrive in its daily activities.

The researchers measured brain activity — the blood oxygen level — dependent (BOLD) signal — in brain regions that have previously been associated with food reward processing.

With the right mental activity, blood flow to the brain increases, bringing more oxygen and other nutrients to cells — another key step to better brain function.

Not only is it one of the cheapest fitness activities around but including jump rope in your weekly winter workout routine will greatly increase oxygen levels in the blood.

The onset of physical activity should involve preparing the body for what is to follow — a more robust workout.This means first increasing the lung's capacity to take in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, increasing flexibility in the joints, elevating blood fats to make more muscle energy available, and improving blood and lymph circulation in the muscles.

Using a technology called functional Near - InfraRed Spectroscopy (fNIRS), which uses infrared light to track changes in blood oxygen in different parts of the brain to provide a measure of what brain regions are becoming more activated (consuming more oxygen) during certain tasks, the investigation will compare the brain patterns of children with ASD and typical children who have similar imitation scores and eyetracking patterns, to determine whether children with ASD process the same imitation tasks differently from typically developing children, at the level of their brain activity.

For instance, due to the flying and swimming activities of ducks and geese, their muscles receive more oxygen via red blood cells than do the land fowls.

They observe the patient for mucous membrane color and quality of respirations, and use state - of - the - art monitoring equipment to measure levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, blood pressure, and activity of the heart.

Naphthalene may cause not only GI upset, but also severe neurological dysfunction (including seizure activity) and red blood cell damage: methemoglobinemia in which red blood cells can not deliver oxygen properly to the body's cells.

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To aid the staff in this monitoring, we have a machine that allows us to view the electrical activity of the heart, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen Saturation, Respiratory Rate and Body Temperature.

The affected hamster heart can not pump effectively and leads to poor circulation, which in turn causes difficulty breathing from fluid build - up in the lungs, weakness due to reduced levels of oxygen in the blood, and rapid tiring during normal activities, such as walking or even eating.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Given Apple's recent announcement of the Health app for iOS 8 to collect and show data on calorie consumption, sleep activity, blood oxygen levels and more, plus the conspicuous absence of a health - tracking fitness band in Apple's last iPhone 5s ad, the idea that the iWatch will be geared toward health seems as close to a foregone conclusion as you get for a device that hasn't even been officially announced yet.

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