Sentences with phrase «brain cell maintenance»

Ketones not only provide a high quality source of energy for the brain but trigger the activation of special proteins that function in brain cell maintenance, repair, and growth, thus providing a therapeutic effect on the brain.

Ketones are produced specifically by the body to feed the brain... Ketones not only supply a superior source of energy to the brain but trigger the activation of specialized proteins called brain derived neurotrophic factors that function in brain cell maintenance, repair, and protection.

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A depiction of the brain glial cell response towards site injury upon insertion of neural interface probe track (rectangular hole), which disrupts the maintenance of their important regulatory roles.

Orit Matcovitch - Natan, a graduate student in the laboratories of both Amit and Schwartz, and other members of the two teams, studied the sole immune cells present in the brain — the microglia, which contribute to the brain's development and maintenance.

Scientists studying brain diseases may need to look beyond nerve cells and start paying attention to the star - shaped cells known as «astrocytes,» because they play specialized roles in the development and maintenance of nerve circuits and may contribute to a wide range of disorders, according to a new study by UC San Francisco researchers.

«Moreover, there is an active bidirectional communication between the nerve cells and the blood vessels to ensure the proper development and maintenance of an organ as complex as the brain,» reports Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar.

In contrast to mouse vRGs, which produce 10 to 100 daughter cells during brain development, a single human oRG can produce thousands of daughter neurons, as well as glial cells — non-neuronal brain cells increasingly recognized as being responsible for a broad array of maintenance functions in the brain.

• Keeping abnormal proteins from building up and potentially shutting down major organs (heart, liver and nervous system, to name a few) • Protecting the brain's functions of learning and memory against neurotransmitter toxicity • Activating or increasing the activity of proteins that promote the initial growth, maintenance and survival of brain neurons • Enhancing the movement of proteins, lipids and other cell parts through the cytoplasm of cell bodies.

EFAs or essential fatty acids play a very important role in different body functions like cell maintenance, brain development, transportation of oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream, regulation of metabolism and mood, regulation of insulin sensitivity, as well as hormone production.

It is also a nutrient for the maintenance of healthy brain cells.

Citicoline assists the operation of brain cells, allows for maintenance of optimal memory function, and helps maintain cognitive ability with age.

Fasting has also been shown to increase the brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) that contributes to the growth and maintenance of the brain's nerve cells, and has an anti-depression effect.