Sentences with phrase «brain disorder called»

Meadow has been diagnosed with a brain disorder called cerebellar ataxia.

The last of the potential «gluten allergy» conditions is also the most uncommon: a brain disorder called gluten ataxia.

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And some studies suggest they're right: In a paper called «Environmental Disorder Leads to Self - Regulatory Failure,» a pair of researchers from UBC and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business found that «being surrounded by chaos ultimately impairs the ability to perform tasks requiring «brain» power.»

This research noticed a strong correlation between insulin resistance in the brain and early Alzheimer's Disease, suggesting that Alzheimer's might be considered a neuroendocrine disorder of the brain or so - called «type 3 diabetes».

«BPA - free» means that the bottle was manufactured without the industrial chemical called bisphenol A. BPA has been connected to negative health effects on the brain, heart diseases, reproductive disorders and impotence for men.

Also called SPD for «sensory processing disorder,» sensory integration disorder refers to a problem with the way incoming sensory stimuli are processed by the brain.

When the researchers gave the mice a drug called lamotrigine, often prescribed for bipolar disorder, the animals» brain activity mimicked that of their resilient counterparts: The neurons in the already hyperactive VTA started firing even more intensely, followed by a lull and abatement of depression symptoms.

Scientists have discovered why a single mutated protein can lead to serious mental retardation in men with a common genetic disorder called fragile - X syndrome: The healthy protein is essential for establishing during childhood the adult pattern of connections between nerve cells in the brain.

In the early stages of Alzheimer's and other so - called proteinopathies — disorders caused by a malformed protein particular proteins adopt the wrong shape and join with similar misfits to form conglomerates that pile up in the brain.

Beyond PSP, other brain diseases are also marked by abnormal tau clumps — among them a rare movement disorder called corticobasal degeneration, an inherited form of frontotemporal dementia with Parkinson's - like features, and Alzheimer's disease.

A new analysis of existing studies strongly supports the idea that there are increased levels of chemicals, called cytokines, in the body and brain that promote inflammation in individuals who are contemplating or have attempted suicide, even when compared to patients being treated for the same psychiatric disorders who are not suicidal.

Previous studies of people with Huntington's disease point to a link between low levels of a neurotrophin called brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and symptoms of the disorder.

The new learning scenario occurs in different sites of the brain and therefore calls for a reevaluation of current treatments for disordered brain functionality.

And its Defense Sciences Office (DSO) has aligned with President Barack Obama's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, calling for grant applications on projects to design therapeutic devices for neurological disorders and to repair brain damage in military service memBrain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, calling for grant applications on projects to design therapeutic devices for neurological disorders and to repair brain damage in military service membrain damage in military service members.

With the advent of neuroscience, we know the brains of psychopaths are atypical, leading some experts to call psychopathy a neurodevelopmental disorder, akin to autism, and one that's diagnosable even in small children.

When I was 8 years old, it caused this disorder called hydrocephalus where the tumor is blocking the cerebral fluid in the brain and that automatically creates pressure within the ventricles and it starts affecting different parts of the brain, and in my case it damaged my optic nerve.

In a new study published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, neuroscientists from the University of Chicago show that white matter in a region of the brain called the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) has less integrity and density in people with IED than in healthy individuals and those with other psychiatric disorders.

Frontotemporal disorders are the result of damage to neurons in parts of the brain called the frontal and temporal lobes, gradually leading to behavioral symptoms or language and emotional disorders.

This study reports that in adolescent boys with the disorder, certain brain networks that process vision or hearing are more likely to have enhanced coordination to the so - called salience network.

The protein, called neuregulin - 1, has many forms and functions across the brain and is already a potential target for brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and schizophrenia.

The newly fingered SNP lies in a gene for a protein called LINGO1 that is present only in the brain and spinal cord — a distribution consistent with a role in neurological disorders, says neurologist Dietrich Haubenberger of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, one of the study's authors.

Ullman says that their theory, called the procedural deficit hypothesis of math disability, «offers a powerful, brain - based approach for understanding the disorder, and could help guide future research.»

In the new study, the researchers discovered that during the second trimester of human brain development, oRG cells express genes related to a fundamental signaling pathway called mTOR, defects in which have previously been implicated in autism and several other psychiatric disorders.

So far, DARPA has released two calls for grant applications, with at least one more likely: The first, called SUBNETS (Systems - Based Neurotechnology for Emerging Therapies), asks researchers to develop novel, wireless devices, such as deep brain stimulators, that can cure neurological disorders such as posttraumatic stress (PTS), major depression, and chronic pain.

For example, in 2012, Berman and colleagues reported on how genetic variation shapes the structure and function of a brain area called the Insula in the autism - related disorder Williams Syndrome.

The finding, published in Nature, could pave the way for these so - called intercalated cells in the amygdala, a brain region that processes fear, to become drug targets for treating phobias (such as fear of heights and closed spaces) as well as post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers and others.

These so - called bioreactors, and the mini-brains they foster, should open other new and valuable windows into human brain development, brain disorders and drug testing — and perhaps even produce neurons for treatment of Parkinson's disease and other disorders, the investigators say.

Drugs used to treat brain disorders often interact with brain chemicals called neurotransmitters or the cell receptors that interact with neurotransmitters.

This field, called cognitive neuroscience, serves as a critical bridge between psychology and neuroscience, and has relevance for a wide range of brain and learning disorders.

The scientists initially wanted to show how the specialized brain cells, called fast - spiking interneurons, cause movement disorders, such as Tourette's syndrome, dystonia, and dyskinesia.

Now biologists have used stem cells from these patients, who have a devastating disorder called Timothy syndrome, to grow their brains a second time — in miniature, in a lab dish.

A progressive brain disorder in which microscopic protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, develop in the brain.

Turns out while you sleep, a plumbing system called the glymphatic system opens up between the brain cells and literally flushes out toxic molecules involved in neurodegenerative disorders.

I take a boat load of stuff for a neurodegenerative disorder that has no treatment or cure — its called MSA and is considered a Parkinsons Plus Disease with a short life span of 4 - 8 years from the first time you pass out with no blood pressure due to Disautonomia — I'm not clear re what is or is not an anti oxidant such as Curcumin / N Acetylcysteine / along with spirulina and egcg is kelp and Selenium & how does black cummin seed oil compare to the fish oils as I understand they both have omega 3 — I take both EPA and DHA and in the final anti oxidant category isn't apple cider vinegar one of the best things you can do for yourself among all those listed — I also am a bit confused re amino acids and vitamins vs anti oxidants — it would be nice to have a whole list of the various things as I noted you have some vitamins as anti oxidants so should b12 and Vit D due to all adults being deficient in both also be on the list along with methyl folate and a few other things that aren't popping to the top of my brain right now — thanks for your graphic and insight which will help alot I think — but I would also suggest that some things listed have more benefits than just those listed — oh — where does niacinamide fit in all this?

Whereas dysfunction in a part of the brain called the insula is understood to be correlated with the kind of dissociation present in body image disorders, activation in the insula — as observed in the brains of active meditators — is thought to be positively correlated with body awareness.

Those who have IBS have higher rates of other functional disorders, also called somatic disorders since they relate to the somatic nervous system — brain and conscious activity.

For over one hundred and fifty years, psychiatry has promoted the idea that what is called schizophrenia is a progressive, deteriorative disease of the brain, and that science is on the horizon of finally discovering the biochemical nature of this debilitating mental disorder.

I have a learning disability, called Central Auditory Processing Disorder — «my brain does not hear what my ears hear.»

Sleep «running» In what's called R.E.M (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep disorder, your pup's brain signals reach his large muscles so that he ends up acting out his dreams.

More correctly called «vascular disorders», they involve damaged blood flow to the brain.

Its called cognitive disorder syndrome, canine brain aging.

Or was it a Dissociative Disorder, also called Conversion disorder or Charcot's Hysteria, in which there is a loss of memory or loss of a neurological or brain based function without a physicaDisorder, also called Conversion disorder or Charcot's Hysteria, in which there is a loss of memory or loss of a neurological or brain based function without a physicadisorder or Charcot's Hysteria, in which there is a loss of memory or loss of a neurological or brain based function without a physical cause?

Prosopagnosia, commonly called face blindness, is a cognitive disorder (typically, but not always, caused by acute brain damage) wherein the patient is unable to distinguish between faces.

Bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depressive illness) is an illness of the brain that causes extreme changes in a person's mood, energy, thinking, and behavior.