Sentences with phrase «influence brain proteins»

«We've found the presence of immune antibodies that we think may influence brain proteins.

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Further study revealed that these so - called immune proteins are actually present on the surface of certain nerve cells, but that they functioned differently in the brain than they did in the rest of the body; rather than scouting for germs, they influenced signals sent between neurons.

In the case of the soft, brain - like surface, the Wisconsin researchers believe that the mechanical properties of a surface are influencing a protein called YAP.

Each form of Alzheimer's disease should perturb different brain networks and so influence the concentration of different proteins that can be measured in the blood.

In this study, we would like to further assess the connection between sleep - wake states, aging, and brain energy utilization and to determine how these factors influence Aβ as well as other proteins relevant to AD and neurodegeneration.

We also found that a protein involved in modulating the sleep - wake cycle called orexin / hypocretin also influences Aβ levels in the brain.

Evidence suggests that the levels and distribution of lipids in the brain influence the transport and deposition of Aβ protein.

We know a great deal about the genomic mechanisms through which androgens and estrogens influence behavior; by turning genes on and off and thus affecting levels of proteins in cells, they slowly sculpt the brain circuits and peripheral structures required to produce social output.

But this is the first study to show how lifestyle factors directly influence levels of abnormal protein deposits in the brain that have been long tied to Alzheimer's disease.

Observing brain activity after different types of meals, scientists found that some circuits were specifically influenced by the consumption of meals high in protein.

Not only do the foods you put in your body influence your appearance, mood, energy levels and wellbeing on a day - to - day basis, they literally become the proteins that make up the cells that are your skin, heart, brain, lungs, liver and other organs.