Sentences with phrase «from reaching the brain»

The device uses electrical stimulation to block the pain signals from reaching the brain.

If blood is prevented from reaching the brain, the result can be a stroke.

That barrier protects the brain from toxins in the blood but also keeps drugs in the bloodstream from reaching brain tumors.

Activity in touch - sensitive fibers can actually turn off shared central neurons, preventing pain signals from reaching the brain.

When an opioid binds to a receptor in the peripheral nervous system, the nerve cells outside the brain, the receptor changes shape and sets in motion a cellular game of telephone that stops pain messages from reaching the brain.

The blood - brain barrier protects the brain from poisons but also prevents drugs from reaching brain tumors.

Scientists at the US Military HIV Research Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) recently developed a vaccine that blocks the opioids in heroin from reaching the brain in mice and rats, offering a potential breakthrough in treating opioid addiction.

This type of inflammation causes a condition known as «leaky brain» which occurs when there is damage to the blood - brain barrier (the filter that prevents toxic substances from reaching the brain).

When he hit his head on the ice, the sudden movement of his brain inside his skull could have crushed or even cut them against the bone, preventing signals from his nose from reaching his brain.

The results suggest that blocking even just one part of the complement system could be a way to delay prion infections from reaching the brain.

Three to five jabs over several weeks will prevent the virus from reaching the brain if given quickly enough.

The capsaicin works to relieve pain by reducing the amount of the pain - triggering chemical called substance P. from reaching the brain.

Folate intake is also associated with a decreased risk of depression and other mood disorders by inhibiting an overload of homocysteine in the body, which can hinder essential nutrients from reaching the brain.

It works with the rodents» digestive systems to coat their stomachs and stop important neurological messages from reaching their brains.

Their findings, published in Neurosurgery, lend hope to patients around the world with neurological conditions that are difficult to treat due to a barrier mechanism that prevents approximately 98 percent of drugs from reaching the brain and central nervous system.

Their study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, found that this new vaccine was not only effective in preventing heroin from reaching the brain but worked with other commonly abused opioids as well, including hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and codeine.

It is these sensations that block the pain signals from reaching the brain.

«If they could figure out a way to streamline, it would be a lot better,» said Kim Janda, a professor of chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, who leads a team of researchers developing a vaccine that would prevent fentanyl overdoses by keeping the drug from reaching the brain.

Used medicinally, these toxins block pain signals from reaching the brain, yielding pain relievers more powerful than morphine.

Grasshopper mice have a mutation in protein Nav1.8 that prevents this signal from reaching the brain.

11 A lean, muscular person will be less affected by drink than someone with more body fat: Water - rich muscle tissues absorb alcohol effectively, preventing it from reaching the brain.

These include patches, gum and other nicotine - releasing products designed to replace cigarettes, as well as drugs that sequester nicotine in the body to prevent it from reaching the brain, where its addictiveness takes hold.

Hitting opioid receptors in the peripheral nervous system keeps pain messages from reaching the brain.

The vaccine, administered by way of a carrier protein, trains the body to produce antibodies that intersect and neutralize heroin, preventing it from reaching the brain and having an effect.

Alcohol is a depressant, so it slows the function of the central nervous system actually blocking a number of the messages from reaching the brain.

Does malabsorption of the small intestine prohibit vital substances (like serotonin...) from reaching the brain?