Not exact matches
Duke researchers reported last year that it
altered development of rat
brain cells.
Research on lab animals has shown some of the chemicals cause cancerous tumors and damage developing
brain cells, and some can
alter hormones essential to reproductive and neurological
development.
By tweaking the charges of
brain cells, researchers
alter early
brain development, opening a door to healing mature
brains or undoing genetic damage
The premature surge of leptin may be
altering the
development of the hypothalamus, a region of the
brain that helps to regulate appetite and metabolism, say the researchers, who report their findings today in
Cell Metabolism.
«Once it infects a human
cell, the virus could interact with human enzymes to produce these small RNAs, which could in turn
alter brain development and lead to microcephaly.»
Our biological studies suggest that a critically reduced amount of this protein
alters cell shape, migration, proliferation, and gene expression to the detriment of
brain, heart, and kidney
development.