Sentences with phrase «brain barrier means»

The faulty blood brain barrier means that these medications can affect the brain and cause neurological signs.

Not exact matches

The cosmic tide may at one time have seemed to be immobilized, lost in the vast reservoir of living forms; but through the ages the level of consciousness was steadily rising behind the barrier, until finally, by means of the human brain (the most «centro - complex» organism yet achieved to our knowledge in the universe) there has occurred, at a first ending of time, the breaking of the dykes, followed by what is now in progress, the flooding of Thought over the entire surface of the biosphere.

It offers cardio protection, it helps lower bad cholesterol, it may help prevent the progression of multiple sclerosis, it has the ability to regenerate brain cells after a stroke, it has the ability to cross the blood - brain barrier to potentially ward off Alzheimer's disease, apparently it's good at wiping amyloid plaque from the brain (which studies haves linked to Alzheimer's), it may help to prevent certain types of cancer, and studies have shown that it inhibits cancer cell growth and metastases (meaning it keeps cancer from spreading).

But Muntoni and colleagues may have found a way to modify the antisense molecules so they can cross the blood - brain barrier, meaning they can be injected into the bloodstream.

«Not only does it appear to work on the pathology of Alzheimer's and ease its symptoms, it crosses the blood - brain barrier, which means it does not have to be directly administered to the brain, a significant advantage for a pharmaceutical product.

Fat cells release that «diet» hormone — today named leptin, from the Greek leptos, meaning thin — to begin a journey across the blood - brain barrier to the hypothalamus, the pea - size structure above the pituitary gland.

«Antiretroviral treatment only partially penetrates the blood brain barrier, which means that even if a patient is free of HIV systemically, the virus is still able to rage on in the brain, causing cognitive disorders and mental decline,» Dr. Dadachova said.

One advantage of neuregulin - 1 as a potential drug is that it can cross the blood brain barrier, which means that it could be administered relatively noninvasively even though the efficiency is not clear.

Comparing levels of S1PR2 in people with MS, mice with a similar disease, and healthy humans and mice, the team found the groups with MS or the MS - like disease had higher levels of the protein, meaning the blood - brain barrier was more permeable.

But as of now we are only just beginning to understand the molecular constituents and the true meaning of the barrier for stem cell division in the brain.»

Importantly, the PLK4 inhibitor was able to cross the blood - brain barrier, which means that the drug can target cancer cells in the brain even when taken orally, avoiding the need for injection into the spinal fluid.

Dr Selhub told Dr Oz what she liked about Pterostilbene, unlike resveratrol this antioxidant gets right into the cell and crosses over the blood brain barrier which means it helps your brain.

Its intense chlorophyll content and its microscopic nano - particulate size means it brings oxygen into all parts of the body, even crossing the blood / brain barrier, quickly.

What this means is that if the gut is unhealthy or «leaking», it will promote the formation of inflammatory cytokines which are able to reach the brain by crossing the blood brain barrier.

We often incorrectly hear that GABA taken orally is not effective because it can't cross the blood brain barrier and if it does work it means you have a leaky brain.

Now, I'm not a chemist by any means, but the short and sweet bit of it is that sesquiterpenes help to deliver oxygen to cells and help to penetrate the blood - brain barrier (basically the body guard that protects your brain from the bad guys).