Sentences with phrase «area of the central nervous system»

Topics will include the role of the autocrine, paracrine and endocrine mediators in reflexes and areas of the central nervous system that are known to regulate sympathetic function.

Research at Roche is focusing on diseases with high unmet medical need in the areas of the central nervous system, genitourinary diseases, metabolic diseases, inflammation and bone diseases, oncology and vascular diseases as well as viral diseases.

Experimental data have indicated that RyR1 is also expressed in some areas of the central nervous system, in some cell types of the immune system and in smooth muscle cells.

Thus, the two areas of the central nervous system being most active during magnetic compass orientation are part of an ascending visual processing stream, the thalamofugal pathway.

Symptoms vary depending on which area of the central nervous system is involved.

Not exact matches

Analysts point to three main therapeutic areas — cancer, central nervous system disorders (such as Alzheimer's, depression and pain), and cardiovascular disease — as core strengths of Canada's biopharmaceutical research industry.

Since breastfeeding requires a baby has full range of motion with his tongue, jaw and neck, some babies may require a little extra assistance to relax these areas and their central nervous system.

This would impact a range of funding areas, including research on kidney and lung disorders, digestive diseases, central nervous system injuries, and sensory loss.

«Opioids have both analgesic and rewarding effects and they have these effects through mu opioid receptors and these receptors are expressed in pain terminals in the spinal cord and in areas of the brain that regulate pain but are also expressed in areas that regulate reward and a sense of pleasure,» Boyle said, referring to cells found in a person's central nervous system that bind to naturally occurring opioid compounds and reduce pain and make people feel much better.

«But when we're studying neurons in the spinal cord or in other areas outside of the central nervous system, we need stretchable implants that don't require anchoring,» he said.

«In the case of MS, there are areas where the central nervous system has lost its myelin,» Monk said.

The center will provide crucial resources to develop repurposed drugs that target diseases of the central nervous system, the heart, and the immune system, leveraging major efforts in these areas at Gladstone.

Some of the areas being looked into have to do with genetics, psychosocial risk factors, central nervous system dysfunction and the role of gut bacteria.

Carbohydrates are the main energy source of the body and area essential for our brain, heart and central nervous system to function properly.

An emerging area of research is examining the neurobehavioral aspects of omega - 3 fatty acids (alpha - linolenic, eicosapentaenoic, docosahexaenoic) and the critical role of these essential fats in the functioning of the central nervous system.

The main areas of interest include the innervation of blood vessels and viscera, autonomic ganglia, efferent and afferent autonomic pathways, and autonomic nuclei and pathways in the central nervous system.

CDV can also infect a dog's skin, GI and urogenital tracts, central nervous system and other areas of the body.

Fluconazole is related to ketoconazole, but it is more successful in treating infections of the central nervous system (CNS) because it more effectively crosses the blood - brain barrier, allowing the medication to find its way to the infected areas of the body.

Rates were significantly higher in mountaintop mining areas for six of seven types of defects: circulatory / respiratory, central nervous system, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and «other».

The main areas of interest include the innervation of blood vessels and viscera, autonomic ganglia, efferent and afferent autonomic pathways, and autonomic nuclei and pathways in the central nervous system.