Sentences with phrase «by affecting brain function»

One study in rodents showed that elevated amounts of acetate in the blood suppressed appetite by affecting brain function.

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It does not measure other critical brain functions that can be adversely affected by head trauma, such as balance and vision, which is why expert groups [1] recommend a «multifaceted approach to concussion management that emphasizes the use of objective assessment tools aimed at capturing the spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, cognitive dysfunction, and physical deficits... that are more sensitive to the injury than using any one component alone.»

Research suggests that about a third of kids are lucky enough to escape trauma, but about a quarter suffer such high doses that it affects brain development, immune and endocrine functioning, and can create mental and physical disease systems that reduce the lifespan by an average of 20 years.

Some autopsy data shows that infants of smokers have signs of established hypoxic - ischemic cellular injury in the brain and the heart which probably occurred in antenatal life, may have been caused by suboptimal placental function and may have been sub-clinical, but if the baby continues to be in a vulnerable environment exposed to post-natal passive smoking, this could affect autonomic nervous system function and lead to poor temperature control, and poor heart rate and respiration control.

It is common for people with epilepsy to have memory problems because the brain circuits that underlie memory function often are affected by epilepsy.

The study adds to a growing body of research highlighting other cognitive functions affected by aphasia, and indicates that the consequences of brain damage in aphasia patients may be more extensive than originally thought.

Published in Molecular Neurobiology, the study led by Dr Elodie Siney under the supervision of Dr Sandrine Willaime - Morawek, Lecturer in Stem Cells and Brain Repair at the University, analysed how enzymes called ADAMs affect the movement and function of the human tumor cells.

Adams is partnering with doctoral student Sambuddha Basu, associate professor and neurosciences researcher, Associate Professor Yoon - Seong Kim, and scientist Subhrangshu Guhathakurta to study Parkinson's, which affects motor functions caused by a gradual loss of brain cells.

Scientists are studying how oscillations generated by nerve cells affect brain function.

Even among people of normal weight, individual differences in brain functioning can directly affect eating behaviors, according to a 2009 study by Michael Lowe, a research psychologist at Drexel University.

Hall says that the team is also stratifying the study group based on pubertal status, hypothesizing that sex hormones may alter the dose - response, and by children who have severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), noting that neurohormonal influences affect immune function after severe TBI.

They found that overall, medication does indeed affect brain structure and function to a degree detectable by imaging.

Dr Siddharth Banka, Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, who led the study, explained: «Our team has identified that this new syndrome is caused by a small deletion on chromosome 6 that affects the function of hypothalamus, a region of the brain that plays a number of important roles in the body.»

«We hope that in the future, by fully understanding how this gene affects signaling in the brain, we may be able to identify drugs to restore the normal signaling balance in neurons and improve cognitive and social function in patients,» says lead author Dr. M. Chiara Manzini.

One theory of autistic savantism suggests that during fetal development or early in life, some developmental abnormality affects the brain's left side, resulting in the difficulties that many autistic people have with words and social interaction, functions typically processed by the left hemisphere.

The mutation, which has been found in people with ADHD, autism and bipolar disorder, affects the function of DAT, a protein that regulates the brain's supply of the neurotransmitter by removing excess dopamine from the synapse, or the space between nerve cells.

Long - term goal of the project will be to visualize and manipulate tau expression also in a systemic context (organotypic slice preparations, mouse brain) by affecting the function of tau mRNA - containing neuronal granules as a potential drug target for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

This design leads to the consequence that disease in one part of the brain will inevitably affect the function of the others and that many of the effects of the disease can be partly compensated for by the network.

Health improvement (allowing to post - pone / escape the diseases and thus live, healthier / disease - free longer, but not above human MLSP of around 122 years; thus these therapies do not affect epigenetic aging whatsoever, they are degenerative aging problems not regular healthy aging problem (except OncoSENS - only when you Already Have Cancer - which cancer increases epigenetic aging, but cancer removal thus does not change anything / makes no difference about what happens in the other cells / about what happens in the normal epigenetic «aging» course in Normal non-cancerous healthy cells) Although there is not such thing as «healthy aging» all aging in «unhealthy» (as seen from elders who are «healthy enough» who show much damage), it's just «tolerable / liveable» enough (in terms of damage accumulating) that it does not affect their quality of life (enough yet), that is «healthy aging»: ApoptoSENS - Clearing Senescent Cells (this will have great impact to reduce diseases, the largest one, since it's all inflammation fueled by the inflammation secretory phenotype (SASP) of these senescent cells) AmyloSENS - Dissolving the Plaques (this will allow humans to evade Alzheimer's, Parkinsons and general brain degenerescence, allowing quite a boost; making people much more easily reach the big 100 - since the brain is causal to how long we live; keeping brain amyloid - free and keeping our memories / neuron sharp / means longer LongTerm Potentiation - means longer brain function means longer heavy brain mass (gray matter / white matter retention seen in «sharp - witted» Centenarians who show are younger brain for their age), and both are correlated to MLSP).

«The physical symptoms that affect people with Parkinson's — including tremors and rigidity of movement — are caused by an imbalance between two types of medium spiny neurons in the brain,» said Dr. Kreitzer, whose lab studies how Parkinson's disease affects brain functions.

One 2013 study found that higher blood sugars in non-diabetics decreased function in areas of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD).

The researchers wanted to see how brain function is affected by canola oil consumption, so the study was focused on the impairment of memory and the formation of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques in the Alzheimer's mouse model.

The resulting nerve interference disrupts the flow of information between your brain and the regions of your body supplied by the irritated spinal nerves, potentially resulting in loss of function or abnormal function of affected cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.

Exposure to toxins, including endocrine disrupting compounds, promote weight gain by affecting metabolism, the ability to balance blood sugar, hormones, and brain function.

Additionally, deregulation of immune function, insulin resistance, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as other pathological processes induced by chronic stress may also profoundly affect brain homeostasis.»

Aβ is believed to penetrate neuronal plasma membranes, where it leads to lipid peroxidation.10 It has also been implicated in deactivating a subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, thereby inhibiting conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and the eventual production of cellular energy as ATP.32 Another way Aβ affects glucose metabolism in the brain is that fragments of Aβ disrupt insulin signaling by binding to neuronal synapses, which alters their shape and function.15, 38 Insulin receptors are abundant at synapses, so if the integrity of the synapse itself has been compromised, the receptors won't function effectively.

When you are managing Hashimoto's the EPA can help quench inflammation and autoimmune flare - ups while DHA can help improve brain function that has been affected by Hashimoto's hypothyroidism.

Build up enough damage, and it can affect emotion by interfering with the way your brain cells function.

Some theories suggest that fibromyalgia may result from stress - induced changes in the hippocampal area of the brain; others from stress - induced disruptions of the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal (HPA) axis (which affects adrenal function and cortisol production); and still others from low levels of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, caused by genetic factors and triggered by exposure to stressors, such as emotional distress, physical trauma, viral infections or inflammatory disorders.

Moreover, the ability of exercise to prevent chronic disease can translate into benefits for your brain, since its function can be affected by these diseases (32).

When your fat intake drops too low, not only does your appetite skyrocket (making it extremely difficult for you to stick to your diet in the first place), but it also throws your hormones out of balance by decreasing testosterone levels, along with negatively affecting brain function and even leading to increases in levels of anxiety and depression.

Believe it or not, by monitoring the number of eggs laid, scientists are able to better understand how our genes affect brain function.

Developmental trauma research now argues that trauma exposure during childhood affects children's self - regulatory capacities by disrupting the normal functioning of the body and brain stress - response systems, which can affect emotional and cognitive functioning (Putnam, 2006).

The resulting pressure on the cerebellum and brain stem may affect functions conrolled by these areas and block the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-- the clear fluid that surrounds and cushions the brain and spinal cord going to and from the brain.

Severe hypoglycemia, if left untreated, will ultimately affect brain functions, organs and eventually lead to unconsciousness followed by death (severe symptoms are also seen with insulin overdose).

CDS is believed to be caused by physiological and chemical changes in the brain of aging dogs that affect brain function.

A concussion is defined by the Mayo Clinic as a «traumatic brain injury that affects your brain function.»

Depending on which lobe of the brain is most affected by the brain trauma, one or more of the following functions may suffer serious changes:

Those areas of the brain most affected by trauma, especially early trauma, are those involved in stress response, emotional regulation, attention, cognition, executive function, and memory.

[00:02:58] So if you think about sort of their normal function their peer relationships their education as well as their physical health and you know trauma physically changes the brain and so we know that that the areas of the brain the brain that are most likely affected by trauma especially early trauma are those involving stress response emotional regulation attention more cognition executive function memory.

Our hypotheses were motivated by the widespread environmental inequities (both physical and psychological) faced by children living in poverty along with increasing evidence that environmental stimulation, parental nurturance, and early life stress affect brain growth and functioning.

ECD programmes can take many forms, including promotion of good health and nutrition, support for safe and stimulating environments, protection from risks such as violence or abandonment, parenting support and early learning experiences, media, preschools and community groups.4 Poverty is the key underlying cause of poor child development; children living in poverty are exposed to many negative influences, including poor physical environments, inadequate nutrition, parental stress and insufficient cognitive stimulation.5 Undernutrition can influence brain development directly by affecting brain structure and function, or indirectly via poor physical or motor development, in addition to other pathways.6 — 8 Exposure to multiple co-occurring risks most likely contributes to greater disparities in developmental trajectories among children with differential exposure.9 — 12 This paper focuses on associations between specific aspects of children's physical environments — access to improved water and sanitation (W&S)-- and childhood development as measured by performance on a test of receptive language.