Sentences with phrase «disrupt brain levels»

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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.

After the night with disrupted sleep, the researchers found people had higher levels of beta - amyloid proteins, the proteins that clump together and form the plaque found in Alzheimer's - afflicted brains, in the volunteers» spinal fluid.

On a cognitive level, growing up in a chaotic and unstable environment — and experiencing the chronic elevated stress that such an environment produces — disrupts the development of a set of skills, controlled by the prefrontal cortex, known as executive functions: higher - order mental abilities that some researchers compare to a team of air - traffic controllers overseeing the working of the brain.

Studies suggest that for many these compounds, low - level exposures in the womb seem to disrupt development of the brain or reproductive systems.

The findings suggest that damage to brain cells called interneurons disrupts neurotransmitter levels and plays a role in the development of epilepsy after a traumatic brain injury.

Could cytokines also change MHCI levels in a fetus's brain during the mother's illness, disrupting normal synapse pruning?

«MHCI levels are altered in the Alzheimer's brain, and altering MHCI levels in mice disrupts memory, reduces synapse number and causes neuronal insulin resistance, all of which are core features of Alzheimer's disease,» Boulanger said.

«This study moves researchers to the next level to help them understand how the brain circuit is disrupted,» Dong said.

Related studies have elucidated how proteins that build up to abnormally high levels in the brain of Alzheimer's patients — amyloid beta, tau and alpha - synuclein — interact to disrupt brain function and promote memory loss.

This makes for easy passage of different toxins and other particles that will disrupt brain function and cause increased levels of brain inflammation.

-- The hypothalamus is exposed to high leptin levels, which can disrupt the signals to the brain.

Disrupted signals from pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in the brain to the testes (in males) or to the ovaries (in females) is what causes low testosterone levels.

Homocysteine levels rise with age, and increasing levels can lead to a damaging chain reaction of effects — research has revealed that elevated homocysteine levels can disrupt delicate arterial linings, increase inflammation and oxidative stress, decrease blood flow to the heart and brain and set the stage for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.

California set really high levels a number of years ago to protect us from fire, but those flame retardants are very endocrine disrupting with the issue being with the brain.

Packed with powerful antioxidants such as resveratrol and quercetin, berries» sky - high levels of flavonoids help to increase the number of connections between brain neurons — while helping to disrupt the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.

They've been shown to screw up hormone levels and disrupt brain function.

How about the farmer who learns that even very low levels of organophosphate insecticides can disrupt developing brains and nervous systems, and then immediately stops spraying his crops for the sake of the health of his grandbabies growing up in a house across the field.

Antenatal depression may not only alter development of stress - related biological systems in the fetus, but may also increase risk of obstetrical complications.6 Postnatal depression may also be an early life stressor given known associations with lower levels of sensitive, responsive care needed for infants» development of health attachment relationships, emotional regulation skills, interpersonal skills and stress response mechanisms.7 Early life stressors, such as those that might be associated with maternal depression, can influence brain development, which continues at a rapid pace at least for several years after birth.8 Problems in any of these aspects of development may disrupt the earliest stages of socio - emotional and cognitive development, predisposing to the later development of depression or other disorders.