Sentences with phrase «certain brain proteins»

Sawchenko showed that a receptor for the stress hormone, corticotropin - releasing factor (CRF), is directly involved in modifying certain brain proteins in such a way as to contribute to the development of plaques and tangles, the two defining neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.

Not exact matches

Plus, new research suggests that disrupting sleep during certain parts of the night can quickly raise levels of Alzheimer's - related proteins in the brain and spinal fluid.

One approach companies are trying is to target certain beta amyloid proteins, which accumulate in the brain of people who have Alzheimer's.

Also, although fish and shellfish can be an extremely healthy part of your pregnancy diet (they contain beneficial omega - 3 fatty acids and are high in protein and low in saturated fat), you should avoid eating certain kinds due to high levels of mercury, which can damage the brain of a developing fetus.

Further study revealed that these so - called immune proteins are actually present on the surface of certain nerve cells, but that they functioned differently in the brain than they did in the rest of the body; rather than scouting for germs, they influenced signals sent between neurons.

Recent research also has illuminated how the deadly cascade that leads to brain atrophy is set in motion: The buildup of amyloid plaques, working in tandem with certain gene mutations, sparks the formation of the renegade tau proteins.

A team of multidisciplinary researchers with expertise spanning biotechnology, information technology, and medicine have used a combination of several «omics technologies to map proteins down to the single cell level, showing both proteins restricted to certain tissues — such as the brain, heart, or liver — and those present in all tissues.

«Those findings also suggest that FGF21 is regulated the same way in humans as in mice and that the process involves the expression and activation of certain proteins in the brain.»

Secreted by certain brain cells, APOE is known to regulate cholesterol metabolism within the brain and can bind to A-beta peptides, suggesting that the different forms of the protein may affect whether and how toxic A-beta plaques form.

The observation of different coping mechanisms led the team to probe the animals» brains, where they discovered that the level of a certain protein in its reward circuitry determines whether the mice will be traumatized for several weeks or only temporarily down.

Likewise, certain brain regions of these optogenetically stimulated, post-stroke mice showed increased levels of proteins associated with heightened ability of nerve cells to alter their structural features in response to experience — for example, practice and learning.

Many cases of ALS are sparked by a toxic build - up of certain proteins, which cause neurons in the brain and spinal cord to die.

In Parkinson's disease, gobs of the protein α - synuclein accumulate in certain brain cells and may kill them.

In addition, other teams at the O'Donnell Brain Institute are designing tests for the early detection of patients who will develop dementia, and seeking methods to slow or stop the spread of toxic proteins associated with the disease such as beta - amyloid and tau, which are blamed for destroying certain groups of neurons in the bBrain Institute are designing tests for the early detection of patients who will develop dementia, and seeking methods to slow or stop the spread of toxic proteins associated with the disease such as beta - amyloid and tau, which are blamed for destroying certain groups of neurons in the brainbrain.

Abnormal clumps of certain proteins in the brain are a prominent feature of Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases, but the role those same proteins might play in the normal brain has been unknown.

And the new research published this week leans towards the latter: Certain anaesthetics apparently induce mutant protein aggregation in neurons and cause stress responses in those brain cells.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Scientists know that in patients with Parkinson's disease, certain proteins in the brain form clusters that somehow contribute to cell death and, eventually, lead to the onset of the disease's debilitating symptoms.

Certain anaesthetics apparently induce mutant protein aggregation in neurons and cause stress responses in those brain cells.

«We think that Homer1a is a traffic cop of sorts,» says Huganir, explaining that the protein evaluates levels of certain neurotransmitters and chemicals to determine when the brain is «quiet enough to begin scaling down.»

Here's a tantalizing prospect, hinted at by a long - running thread of brain research: compounds that boost the function of certain acetylcholine circuits in the brain might also modify production of toxic beta - amyloid protein.

Prions are natural human proteins that, under certain conditions, can interact with other prion proteins, ultimately forming harmful deposits in the brain.

The capsule releases antibodies that clears a certain protein build - up in the brain.

The Human Protein Atlas maps for the first time the human proteins in all major organs and tissues, showing both proteins restricted to certain tissues, such as the brain, heart, or liver, and those present in all.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid - beta (Aβ) proteins, which are widely thought to cause Alzheimer's disease.

Those genes now make certain proteins in their brain cells when those neurons fire.

One 2015 study reported that brains of super agers are thicker in certain areas than normal brains, and also have fewer tangles (a type of protein associated with Alzheimer's disease), and a large supply of neurons linked to social intelligence.

Inflammation from foods like grains and certain dairy proteins have been shown to cause brain inflammation and autoimmune responses in the body.

Amino acids that are metabolised from protein have certain roles in the production of chemicals that feed the brain and nervous system.

In 1994, it was discovered that a protein hormone called leptin, which is released from fat cells and monitored by the brain, was deficient in a certain strain of genetically mutated obese mice.

Amino acids have several different purposes in our lives, from forming the building blocks of proteins and acting as neurotransmitters in our brains, to being used in the manufacture of fertilizer, biodegradable plastics and certain drugs.

In addition, eliminating certain substances such as sugars and simple starches and increasing protein intake can help to rebalance brain chemistry.

In patients with certain neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, a protein called tau forms stringy blobs known as «tangles» inside brain cells.

The researchers found that men and women in their 60s with higher - than - average levels of blood sugar (glucose) or insulin — two signs of type 2 diabetes — are between three and six times more likely to have certain protein deposits in their brains a decade or more later, according to the study, which appears in the journal Neurology.