Sentences with phrase «lowering brain levels»

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A research project connected to the British television show The Secret Life of Buildings attached brain - wave measuring devices to people's heads and found that the low - level racket endemic to open workplaces interrupts one's concentration.

Thus, at the lowest level, electrons tend to unite and converge in the atom; atoms converge by molecularization, crystallization; molecules unite by polymerization; cells unite by conjugation, reproduction, association; nerve ganglions concentrate and localize to form a brain by what might be called a process of cephalization; the higher animal groups form colonies, hives, herds, societies, etc.; man socializes and forms civilizations as foci of attraction and organization.

I see these people as tapping into the brain's spirituality center for the positive effects, e.g. lower blood pressure, lower cortisol levels, and maybe a bit of endorphin release.

TTR is mainly produced in the liver and in those parts of the brain where cerebrospinal fluid is made, but it can also be produced at low levels in neurons.

Instead of just keeping their glucose levels stable and consistent all day, they experience wide ranges of highs and lows that messes with their metabolisms, created brain fog, and contributes to them making unhealthy choices later on.

These published studies showed that crude kuzu root preparations or their extracted flavonoids, given as injections or taken orally, Researchers also report that flavonoids lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of forming blood clots, protect the heart against cardiovascular disease, and protect the brain by dilating cerebral microvessels to increase blood flow.

Mild inflammation in the gut has been shown to increase anxiety and and lower levels of brain derived neurotropic factor, a neuropeptide that's known to be low in depression.

• Lower glycemic level than white or brown sugar • More sustainable and better tasting than white or brown sugar • More nutritious than white and brown sugar, due to potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron, phophorous, nitrogen and sodium • The nutrients are known to help: — prevent cardiovascular disease — increase brain and kidney function — aid blood health — aid the nervous system — aid the immune system

- Infants routinely separated from parents in a stressful way may have lower growth hormone levels that inhibit development of nerve tissue in the brain and suppress growth.

Your Baby's Risk of SIDS May Be Linked to the Brain's Serotonin Levels Babies who die from sudden infant death syndrome make low amounts of the message - carrying brain chemical serotonin, needed to regulate sleep, breathing, and heart Brain's Serotonin Levels Babies who die from sudden infant death syndrome make low amounts of the message - carrying brain chemical serotonin, needed to regulate sleep, breathing, and heart brain chemical serotonin, needed to regulate sleep, breathing, and heart rate.

Animal studies show that low levels of BPA affect the hormones that control the development of the brain, the reproductive system, and the immune system.

The goal of treatment is to lower the bilirubin level to prevent the buildup of toxic levels in the baby's brain (a disease called kernicterus).

The most recent finding, announced in February, suggested that brain stems of SIDS babies contain low levels of the hormone serotonin, which controls vital functions during sleep, such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

«BPA and BPS (substitute for BPA) affect embryonic brain development in zebrafish: Low levels of chemicals linked to hyperactivity.»

These aren't totally redundant and can be very useful sleep cues if used during a bed time routine instead of the main light - the lower light level helps to signal baby's brain that it is time for bed.

Scientists still don't know exactly why some babies die without explanation, but recent research points to the possibility of brain stem abnormalities that prevent some babies from being able to rouse from sleep and gasp for air when their blood oxygen levels are too low.

If oxytocin levels are too low, stress results in elevated levels of cortisol, which can cause changes in brain structure in response to stress that can lead to symptoms such as high blood pressure.

Vitamin K shots are routinely administered to newborn babies because 1.8 out of every 100,000 babies who do not receive vitamin K injections suffer permanent injury or death due to uncontrolled bleeding in the brain that may be the result of having extremely low levels of vitamin K in their systems.

The most common complications that lead to ongoing disability include intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or bleeding in the brain, asphyxia or a lack of oxygen to the brain, severe jaundice, hypoglycemia or a low blood sugar level, severe infections, long - term use of ventilation, and chronic lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

Also, although fish and shellfish can be an extremely healthy part of your pregnancy diet (they contain beneficial omega - 3 fatty acids and are high in protein and low in saturated fat), you should avoid eating certain kinds due to high levels of mercury, which can damage the brain of a developing fetus.

It happens because your huge hormone levels from pregnancy suddenly drop off and your brain doesn't cope with the new lowered levels.

Mothers who breastfeed have been found to report lower levels of perceived stress and negative mood, higher levels of maternal attachment, and tend to perceive their infants more positively than mothers who formula - feed.9, 19 - 21 There is evidence to suggest that breastfeeding mothers may also spend more time in emotional care and be more sensitive to infant emotional distress cues than bottle - feeding mothers.22, 23 Relatedly, a small fMRI study of 17 mothers in the first postpartum month, found that breastfeeding mothers showed greater activation in brain areas involved in empathy and bonding than formula - feeding mothers when listening to their own infant's cry.24 These brain areas included the superior frontal gyrus, insula, precuneus, striatum and amygdala.

There has been considerable interest, for example, in a gene that produces low levels of an enzyme called monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) in the brain.

The study also discovered that microscopic spasms in capillaries occur, albeit with lower frequency, during normal brain function, too, suggesting that one problem caused by epilepsy is that seizures drive these vasospasms to abnormal levels.

The researchers discovered mice lacking ErbB4 have low levels of a particular neurotransmitter — GABA, or gamma - aminobutyric acid — in their brain.

If a plant treated with a potential drug exhibits low chlorophyll levels and fast stem growth, the compound might also inhibit glutamate overstimulation in the brain, she says.

As SNX27 plays an important role in shuttling the AMPA - receptor to the brain cell surface, lower levels of SNX27 means fewer receptors are carried to the surface, which consequently interrupts the signal transmission and impairs memory.

Korley would like to follow up with more research on why, at a molecular level, brain injuries lower levels of BDNF in the blood and whether things known to increase BDNF levels — including exercise and omega - 3 fatty acids — could help treat TBIs.

«Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia: Results suggest serotonin loss may be a key player in cognitive decline, not just a side - effect of Alzheimer's disease.&rBrain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia: Results suggest serotonin loss may be a key player in cognitive decline, not just a side - effect of Alzheimer's disease.&rbrain serotonin levels are linked to dementia: Results suggest serotonin loss may be a key player in cognitive decline, not just a side - effect of Alzheimer's disease.»

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

Previous studies of people with Huntington's disease point to a link between low levels of a neurotrophin called brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and symptoms of the disorder.

In college she gravitated to brain science, and particularly to Parkinson's disease, a crippling condition caused by chronically low dopamine levels in the brain.

Obesity is associated with a constant, low - level inflammation, which Convit thinks explains the change in brain size.

Brain cells not normally associated with communication send out a signal when they detect blood glucose levels are running low, and this triggers the stomach contractions.

Both groups had unusually low levels of a protein that transports serotonin — a hormone involved in regulating mood — around the brain.

When THC strikes specific cannabinoid receptors, it triggers domino chains of interacting molecules in neurons that culminate in both unusually elevated and abnormally low levels of various neurotransmitters (the molecules that brain cells use to communicate with one another).

Certain childhood brain tumours have for instance high levels of SOX9 whereas others have relatively low levels.

The researchers also tracked 592 people who had low levels of A-beta in their cerebral spinal fluid — a clue that plaques have formed in the brain — and who showed symptoms of Alzheimer's.

This dramatic decrease is in spite of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting its lead guideline in half, to 5 micrograms per deciliter of blood, last October in response to mounting scientific evidence that low levels can harm children's developing brains.

Prolonged exposure to THC leads to lower levels of the brain's natural version of this substance, a chemical called anandamide.

And serotonin levels in their brains» visual centers were 62 % lower than in healthy shrimp.

They also have low levels of activity in several regions of the brain, especially the basal ganglia, a key hub for learning muscle movements.

Depression and anxiety are often caused by low levels of a brain chemical called serotonin, which is also crucial for regulating sleep.

Low levels can harm children's developing brains, causing learning disabilities and reduced IQs.

Mice lacking the HSF1 gene showed structural brain abnormalities and were prone to seizures after birth following exposures to very low levels of toxins.»

High levels of «good» cholesterol and low levels of «bad» cholesterol are correlated with lower levels of the amyloid plaque deposition in the brain that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, in a pattern that mirrors the relationship between good and bad cholesterol in cardiovascular disease, UC Davis researchers have found.

US soldiers exposed to low levels while destroying a weapons dump in Khamisiyah, Iraq, during the Gulf War of 1990 - 1991 had impaired memory, attention, visuospatial abilities and altered brain structure.

«Our study shows that both higher levels of HDL — good — and lower levels of LDL — bad — cholesterol in the bloodstream are associated with lower levels of amyloid plaque deposits in the brain,» said Bruce Reed, lead study author and associate director of the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center.

Higher fasting levels of LDL and lower levels of HDL both were associated with greater brain amyloid — a first - time finding linking cholesterol fractions in the blood and amyloid deposition in the brain.

Last Friday, in the leading Moscow business newspaper Vedomosti, a letter addressed to Russia's president and its prime minister and signed by more than 100 Russian researchers who permanently work abroad complained of «the disastrous situation in the Russian basic research,» noting extremely low levels of funding and a continuing massive brain drain.