Sentences with phrase «direct effect on brain»

This is the first time that it has been demonstrated that potential probiotics have a direct effect on brain chemistry — it is something that defintely warrants more research.

The researchers also showed that regular feeding with the Lactobacillus strain caused changes in the expression of receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA in the mouse brain, which is the first time that it has been demonstrated that potential probiotics have a direct effect on brain chemistry in normal situations.

For example, research earlier this year demonstrated that probiotics have a direct effect on brain chemistry under normal conditions — in such a way that can impact your feelings of anxiety or depression.

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that probiotics have a direct effect on brain chemistry under normal conditions.

Probiotics have a direct effect on brain chemistry, transmitting mood - and behavior - regulating signals to your brain via the vagus nerve, according to the latest research.

«tPA has a direct effect on the brain as it can interact with neurons.

The proportion of adults 65 years or older with a high school diploma increased from 55 % in 1990 to 80 % in 2010, while the proportion with a college degree increased from 12 % to 23 %.12 More years of formal education is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, likely through multiple causal pathways, including a direct effect on brain development and function (ie, the building of «cognitive reserve»), health behaviors, as well as the general health advantages of having more wealth and opportunities.13 - 15

Well, actually, it IS in your head, because hormones have direct effects on brain function.

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«The ACMD's consensus view is that a psychoactive substance has a direct action on the brain and that substances having peripheral effects, such as those caused by alkyl nitrites, do not directly stimulate or depress the central nervous system.»

These findings provide the first evidence of a direct effect of maternal metabolism on fetal brain activity and suggest that central insulin resistance may be programmed during fetal development.»

This study provides evidence of a direct effect of AMPK on nicotine withdrawal symptoms and suggests that activating AMPK in the brain could be a therapeutic target for smoking cessation.

«However, this is a rare study measuring the direct effect of high - fat diets of pregnant rats on the brain function of their offspring, and it provides further incentive for childbearing women to eat a varied and nutritious diet.»

He examined the direct impact of the substance on neural effects using tests involving brain cells.

More research is needed to see what direct effect DBS has on neuroplasticity or brain function.

The study examined the effect of a technique called transcranial direct - current stimulation (tDCS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, on the neuromuscular, physiological and perceptual responses to exhaustive leg exercise.

In this regard, a new imaging genetics study directed by Professor Elvira Brattico from Aarhus University and conducted in two Italian hospitals in collaboration with the University of Helsinki (Finland) has provided the first evidence that the effects of music and noise on affective behavior and brain physiology are associated with genetically determined dopamine functionality.

«This would seem to refute — or at least make less likely — models in which the behavior effects are the result of direct physical action of parasites on specific parts of the brain,» Eisen wrote in a blog post about the research.

One 2007 study even found that yoga has a direct positive effect on hormonal levels of GABA (brain gamma - aminobutyric), which means that it can be used to successfully combat anxiety disorders and depression.

When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long - lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain.

Progesterone has a direct, sedative effect on the brain, by stimulating the brain's production of the neurotransmitter GABA and stimulating benzodiazepine receptors.1 Yes, progesterone is nature's Valium!

Studies show that WGA can have direct toxic effects on most tissues in your body, including the heart and brain.In fact, it enters the brain so easily that scientists are hopeful it can be used to deliver Alzheimer's drugs.

«This could manifest, behaviorally, via magnified antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, reduction of intestinal permeability and the detrimental effects of LPS, improved glycemic control, positive influence on nutritional status (and therefore neurotransmission and neuropeptide production), direct production of GABA, and other bioactive chemicals, as well as a direct role in gut - to - brain communication via a beneficial shift in the intestinal microbiota itself.»

(ref) Perhaps it is due to the increased amounts of food they eat, or perhaps to the direct effects of their high thyroxine levels on stomach motility and portions of the brain.

Here we first established the relationship between the predictor (income - to - needs ratio) and the potential mediators (caregiver education, parenting, and life events), and then examined the relationships of the mediators to the outcome (brain volume) and, when significant, whether they reduced the direct effect of income - to - needs ratio on brain volumes.

Most evolved sex differences arise instead from degrees of hormone - related organizational effects on the brain, activational effects during adulthood, and sometimes direct genetic effects (McCarthy & Ball, 2011).

However, research examining the direct effects of psychosocial deprivation on brain activity has identified significant effects upon glucose metabolism (5), functional MRI activity of specific brain regions (6), and EEG activity (7).