Sentences with phrase «damaged neural tissue»

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Made of a polymer that has already been approved by the FDA for applications such as biodegradable sutures, InVivo's implant seems to undermine the biological ripple effect that leads to apoptosis, essentially by leading the body to believe that the damage is not that bad, which tones down the immune response and helps the healthier neural tissue survive and heal.

Scientists have long speculated that astrocytes, the cell type that controls many neuronal functions, give rise to neural stem cells in damaged brain tissue.

However, implanting them can further damage hearing, and electrical currents can spread easily through the neural tissue to stimulate nearby cells, which the patient hears as noise.

Scientists believe these neural stem cells secrete hormonal steroids or proteins that nurse ailing neurons, preventing them from dying, and stimulate the formation of blood vessels that nourish damaged tissue with nutrients and oxygen.

Saatchi, which is owned by France's Publicis Groupe, SA, chose LifeStraw over a field of competitors that included a reusable controller to improve the distribution of IV fluids, a collapsible wheel that can be folded down for easier storage when not in use on bicycles or wheelchairs, an energy - efficient laptop designed for children in developing countries, a 3 - D display that uses special optics and software to project a hologramlike image of patient anatomy for cancer treatment, an inkjet printing system for fabricating tissue scaffolds on which cells can be grown, a visual prosthesis for bypassing a diseased or damaged eye and sending signals directly to the brain, books with embedded sound tracks to help educate illiterate adults on health issues, a phone that provides telecommunications coverage to poor rural populations in developing countries, and a brain - computer interface designed to help paralyzed people communicate via neural signals.

This is not the case, however, in zebrafish, which have a remarkable ability to regenerate damaged tissue, including neural tissue like the retina.

Researchers hope the material could one day be used to replace metallic, implanted neural electrodes with biopolymer electrodes that soften as soon as they touch moist neural tissue, thus avoiding damage to the fragile brain.

Using their model, the team has shown that induced neural stem cells, or iNSCs, can replace stroke - damaged brain tissue and stimulate neuroplasticity — the brain's ability to naturally repair itself.

To identify the molecular mechanisms of neural stem cell plasticity in adult zebrafish brain after various types of tissue damage or physiological stimulations

«Compared to conventional neural probes, the much - reduced dimensions of our NET - e probes allow us to implant the devices at previously unattainable high densities without damage to brain tissue,» Wei tells nanotechweb.org.

It can also speed up the healing process for wounds and damaged tissues, regulate the proper functioning of the nervous system, and reduce the effects and presence of Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative neural diseases.

Or your rabbit may be compromised due to an illness, stress, etc. and this protozoan can then «awaken» and cause damage to internal organs and neural tissue causing seizures and a head tilt.