Sentences with phrase «delivered by nerve»

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Better known by the abbreviation ICBMs, such missiles can do exactly what their name implies: deliver a weapon, like a nuclear warhead or nerve agents, to another continent.

Washington (CNN)-- House Democratic leaders returned to the Capitol and used their first closed door meeting Tuesday night with rank and file Democrats to try to calm jittery nerves by delivering a series of presentations making the case that things aren't as dire for Democrats as they seem, according to multiple sources in the room.

Russian spies were trained to deliver the deadly Novichok nerve agent by applying it to door handles, Britain's top intelligence chief has...

Some researchers seek gene therapies that might act more broadly on retinal cells, perhaps by using genes that produce proteins supporting the growth and health of nerve cells, which could be delivered before significant vision loss occurs.

The differences between the lipoproteins secreted by astrocytes and those found in the CSF suggest that the astrocytes produce particles that help the brain rid itself of excess cholesterol in addition to helping deliver membrane components to the nerve cells.

We are very excited by the potential of this material for cardiac applications but the capacity of the material to deliver physiological electrical stimuli while limiting infection suggests it might have potential in a number of other indications such as repairing damaged peripheral nerves or perhaps even spinal cord.

VNS controls seizures by sending small pulses to the brain from a nerve in the neck, delivered by a small pacemaker placed under the skin below the collarbone.

Have food for the eyes: They deliver a whopping amount of vitamin A in the form of carotenoids that our body converts into vitamin A used by the cells in the eyes that change light into nerve impulses.

The mechanisms by which low - level laser therapy (LLLT) decreases pain include release of endogenous opioids, changes in conduction latencies of nerves, increased cellular metabolism, increased circulation, promotion of neovascularization, decreased fibrosis formation, and reduction of inflammation.30 Feline conditions that respond well to LLLT include osteoarthritis, degenerative lumbosacral stenosis, fractures, chronic wounds, and stomatitis.31 Most cats tolerate LLLT well, as it is not painful and can be delivered in a relatively short time (FIGURE 2).31

The spinal cord is the column of nerve tissue protected by the spine and is in charge of delivering messages from the brain to the rest of the body.