Sentences with phrase «if dying neurons»

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That is why CPR has to be done so soon after a heart attack or drowning — because if the brain is starved of oxygen - rich blood, the neurons die, along with the memories stored therein.

If the new mechanism also operates in the human brain and can be potentiated, this could become of clinical importance not only for stroke patients, but also for replacing neurons which have died, thus restoring function in patients with other disorders such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease,» says Olle Lindvall, Senior Professor of Neurology.

«Basically, if you have a stroke and you get this treatment, fewer neurons are going to die, and for stroke research that's critically important.»

But if that one cell dies, it doesn't make any difference, because the message is distributed over many neurons.

Rubin first used spheroids to confirm that, as expected, motor neurons die if they have the disease mutation.

If we try to push these SOX2 - deficient cells to become neurons, they die, but they can readily give rise to glia or smooth muscle cells,» Dr. Terskikh said.