Sentences with phrase «affect the nerves such»

However, degenerative diseases that affect the nerves such as multiple sclerosis, or a stroke, may also cause paralysis.

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Dr. Uvnas Moberg will also describe how simple interventions, such as touch or skin - to - skin contact, can decrease mothers» experiences of pain by affecting the sensory nerves and the upregulation of the oxytocin response.

«In the future, this treatment may be used for peripheral nerve injury or other conditions which affect the spinal cord, such as MS or ALS,» says Fessler.

But the enzyme has other jobs in the brain, such as potentially affecting the ability of nerve cells to communicate properly.

The researchers plan to apply their technique to unsaturated fatty acids to help clarify their role in conditions such as inflammation, and diseases affecting the heart, blood vessels, and nerves, etc...

«In that case, we will also have to ask how such changes affected the functions and connectivity of the nerve cells involved.»

Mutations that detrimentally affect the function of neuronal KV7 channels cause hyperexcitability syndromes such as benign familial neonatal seizures, early onset epileptic encephalopathy, and peripheral nerve hyperexcitability.

In other neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's — which primarily affects a person's motor abilities — scientists know that nerve cells begin to die long before symptoms appear.

The most common site of involvement of a glioma is the brain, but they can also affect the spinal cord, or any other part of the CNS, such as the optic nerves.

Dr Andy Grierson, fellow lead investigator, added: «Diseases such as ALS and FTD are commonly associated with large protein clumps that accumulate in affected nerve cells.

In other words, nerves in the arms activated and adapted to improve function of the spinal cord in other areas of the body, such as the legs, affected by stroke.

They include rheumatoid arthritis (affecting joints, such as knees), multiple sclerosis (targeting nerves and muscles), Crohn's disease (affecting the gut), psoriasis and lupus (affecting skin) and the type of diabetes that typically develops in young children.

The fatty acids in Borage contributes to healthy nerve development in such diseases as multiple sclerosis (MS) and cystic fibrosis, a recessive genetic disease affecting most critically the lungs, pancreas, liver and intestine.

Certain diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which affect the nerves that control muscle, can also cause muscle atrophy.

Thirdly, the vagus nerve stimulates the production of hydrochloric acid that affects how we break down food in the stomach, so if this is also being impaired and is on the slow side, then food can sit in the digestive tract too long causing unpleasant symptoms such as gas, bloating and constipation.

This leads to increased calcium levels in the affected area, especially the hips and shoulders, and can cause problems for a considerable time, such as a tendency to severe cramping and pain, or problems with the blood circulation, or nerve transmission.

Brain disease, such as a tumor or stroke, that damages the auditory nerve or other parts of the central nervous system that control hearing can also affect hearing.

Since the ear is associated with several nerves that can affect other parts of the body such as the face, a middle ear infection (otitis media) can cause some facial paralysis and deafness.

Gait abnormalities, such as ataxia, paresis, or paralysis, may be present if secondary spinal cord or nerve root compression occurs.2 When neurologic signs are present, they correlate to the location of the discospondylitis lesion; cervical vertebral column lesions may cause tetraparesis and neck pain; thoracolumbar lesions may cause pelvic limb paresis, proprioceptive ataxia, and back pain; and lumbosacral lesions may cause a stiff, stilted pelvic limb gait.1, 2 Discospondylitis can affect any area of the vertebral column, but the most commonly affected sites are L7 to S1, caudal cervical, mid-thoracic, and the thoracolumbar spine.

Two such studios that have recently been affected by this and brought this matter to my attention are Krillbite studios (creators of Among the Sleep) and Acid Nerve (creators of Titan Soul).

Sometimes nerve damage is not immediately apparent, such as that which affects memory or language, so it is important to receive on - going medical care for your injuries, and to pay attention to any changes.