Sentences with phrase «brain conditions»

Such a combination of devices could be used to treat depression and other brain conditions that are difficult to treat.

For example, if he were to refer to someone's degenerative brain condition as a luxury and a crutch, I'd like to think we could all agree that would be dickish.

Low levels of D are linked to decreased memory and increased rates of brain conditions like Alzheimer's.

The findings offer fresh insights into the biological cause of long - term brain conditions in children after CSE and could help doctors decide on treatment for patients.

I was not familiar with brain conditions associated with C. pneumoniae.

It is paramount that we realize that with chronic disease as a whole, and specifically with brain conditions like Alzheimer's, that prevention is the best medicine.

December 13, 2010 — Researchers have developed a method for detecting prions that may lead to a practical test for diagnosing the fatal brain conditions caused by these infectious agents.

A closer look at these «escapees» showed they were mostly genes implicated in brain conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, as well as genes involved in metabolic disorders such as obesity.

A life - threatening brain condition which affects thousands of people each year will come under the spotlight when a roadshow visits Southampton on Friday, August 21.

IT started with dry heaving, then pain and headaches, ending with a man in hospital with a temporary brain condition.

Huntington's disease and other inherited brain conditions are challenging to study because it is difficult to obtain samples of neurons from living patients.

The research examined spinal injuries but likely has implications for treating a number of brain conditions through gene therapy targeting astrocytes, said Dr. Mark Goldberg, Chairman of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics at UT Southwestern.

«It's a 24 - hour brain condition, like a light switch that is always on.

Huntington's is a fatal and incurable brain condition whereby a faulty gene makes brain cells commit suicide en masse.

The endeavor brings together neuroscientists with nanotechnology specialists and materials engineers to solve issues such as applying electrical stimulus to very small groups of neurons, which may make it possible to treat brain conditions with vastly improved precision.

Dr. Cullum performs neuropsychological evaluations to measure cognitive function in people with a variety of suspected or diagnosed brain conditions.

Faculty and staff in the Brain and Spinal Tumor Program also are members of the Johns Hopkins Radiosurgery Group and treat many different brain conditions, both benign and malignant.

Even though they have already been proven to be effective in improving and preserving brain activity, they can also be used as supplements in treating some more severe brain conditions like Alzheimer's disease.

Keto - adaptation is now being used for not just diabetes and seizures, but weight loss resistance, metabolic syndrome, neurodegenerative brain conditions, autism, severe gut disorders and autoimmune conditions like celiac and Crohn's disease.

A degenerative brain condition much talked about lately and possibly linked to everything from irregular, aggressive behaviors, irrational decision making and spiraling descents into depression.

No less a Schrader acolyte than Nicolas Winding Refn (who recently told Variety «There would be no Drive without American Gigolo») was attached to direct, with Harrison Ford in discussions to play the lead role of Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent tracking a Bin Laden — esque terrorist while battling the early symptoms of frontotemporal dementia — an Alzheimer's - like deteriorative brain condition.

Going into the trip Derek (Derek Lee) is diagnosed with a potentially dangerous brain condition, basically a sensitive ticking bomb waiting to happen under the wrong circumstances.

«Neuroscientist Genova once again personalizes an actual disabling brain condition to create irresistibly readable and moving fiction.»

«The brain controls all body functions, and, thus, changes in behavior may be a result of a primary brain condition or secondary to another body system abnormality.

Working from home, Laura went freelance three years ago when a rare brain condition (Chiari Malformation) forced her to quit work.

The new method successfully distinguished between Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and healthy controls, indicating that the test does not simply identify general phenomena of neurodegeneration but is able to pick out AD from other degenerative brain conditions.

Prolonged convulsive seizures in childhood could be linked to the development of other brain conditions, a study suggests.

«Chronic inflammation has been shown to have a potential link to brain conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

A life - threatening brain condition has been under the spotlight over the last 21 days as part of a national roadshow.

This problem has bedeviled researchers studying many brain conditions, and it was a particular barrier in research on microcephaly.

What sent them was the slow realization by parents that Pop Warner football could be the gateway drug that leads their promising, unblemished child to an adulthood with a degenerative brain condition.

Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a brain condition that occurs when a baby or young child is violently shaken.

Calcium pills are associated with large increases in the risk of developing dementia in women who have conditions that affect the flow of blood to the brain

A team of researchers led by UNSW Australia scientists has discovered how connections between brain cells are destroyed in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease — work that opens up a new avenue for research on possible treatments for the degenerative brain condition.

All of us know people with dementia, schizophrenia, intellectual disability or another brain condition.

The researchers categorize vEAR as a type of synesthesia, a brain condition in which people's senses are combined.

This brain condition causes shifts in mood and energy levels that make it hard to carry out everyday tasks.

But what about other brain conditions?

I learned this was thanks to L - theanine, an energy - boosting amino acid found in green tea that's been shown to boost memory, slow cognitive decline, and boost the brain conditions for calm.

There's an exciting field of research in health called the cytokine model of cognitive function, a scientific way of saying how inflammation and your body's immune response are linked to brain conditions.

JJ Virgin recommends against giving wheat or gluten to kids and Dr. David Perlmutter blames grain in large part of the rising epidemic of MS and other brain conditions.

For a brain condition due to liver disease (hepatic encephalopathy): 240 mg / kg / day up to 25 grams of branched - chain amino acids.

According to Dr. Cees Vermeer, one of the world's top researchers into vitamin K, nearly everyone is deficient in it — just like most people are deficient in vitamin D. Most Americans get enough K from their diet to maintain adequate blood clotting, but NOT enough to offer protection against health problems like cancer, osteoporosis, infectious disease, brain conditions, heart disease, varicose veins and more.

Recommended for skin inflammation, slow - healing wounds, scars, cellulitis, cellulite, ulcers, connective tissue inflammation, varicose issues, deep vein thrombosis prevention, arthritic pain, hyperactive nervous conditions and degenerative brain conditions.

Ornithine is used for improving athletic performance, reducing glutamine poisoning in the treatment of a brain condition due to liver disease (hepatic encephalopathy), and for wound healing.