Sentences with phrase «nervous system degeneration»

Twelve percent of the subjects, all of whom were vegans, had stage IV B12 deficiency.29 Even though the average length of time the subjects had followed the raw food diet was only 3.6 years, over half the vegans were developing pernicious anemia; if many of them were eating folate - rich diets, the proportion of vegans developing irreversible nervous system degeneration might have been even higher than the proportion the study suggested were suffering from severe deficiency.

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The American Academy of Environmental Medicine points out that this effect has been linked to «genetic damage, reproductive defects, cancer, neurological degeneration and nervous system dysfunction, immune system dysfunction, cognitive effects, protein and peptide damage, kidney damage, and developmental effects...

HD is an incurable, fatal, inherited neurological disorder that causes severe degeneration of the nervous system.

In research reported in Human Molecular Genetics, they created a more sensitive test which detected neurological changes before degeneration of the nervous system became apparent.

Marked by characteristic tremor, rigidity and slowness of movement, Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive degeneration of parts of the nervous system.

While axonal degeneration appears to be a major culprit in diseases like multiple sclerosis, it also paradoxically plays an important role in properly wiring the nervous systems of developing embryos.

A newly identified genetic disorder associated with degeneration of the central and peripheral nervous systems in humans, along with the genetic cause, has been discovered by researchers.

A newly identified genetic disorder associated with degeneration of the central and peripheral nervous systems in humans, along with the genetic cause, is reported in the April 24, 2014 issue of Cell.

Friedreich's ataxiais an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system, resulting in symptoms ranging from gait disturbance to speech problems; it can also lead to heart disease and diabetes.The ataxia of Friedreich's ataxia results from the degeneration of nerve tissue in the spinal cord, in particular sensory neurons essential (through connections with the cerebellum) for directing muscle movement of the arms and legs.

Now, mitochondria are already very tightly associated to neural degeneration in the visual system and throughout the central nervous system.

Christopher E. Henderson, Ph.D., a neurobiologist specializing in central nervous system development and neuronal degeneration will be joining the institution.

Some of the signs and symptoms include skin disorders, edema of the mouth and throat, swollen, cracked lips, hair loss, reproductive problems, sore throat, itchy and red eyes, and degeneration of the liver and nervous system.

Furthermore, some of the positive effects of intermittent fasting on glucose homeostasis may be mediated by the nervous system, mainly by the increased production of brain - derived neurotrophic factor, which increases the resistance of neurones to dysfunction and degeneration in animal models [3].

Astaxanthin crosses the blood - brain barrier as well as the blood - retinal barrier, which brings antioxidant and anti-inflammatory protection to the eyes, brain, and central nervous system and reduces the risk for cataracts, macular degeneration, blindness, and may be important for preventing dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Vaccines also contain aluminum, which is also neurotoxic and can cause degeneration of the brain and nervous system, especially in young dogs.

Vascular hyaline degeneration resulting in vascular aneurysmal dilation and thrombosis should be a differential diagnosis in cats presenting with acute central nervous system signs.

There are many forms of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL) result in progressive degeneration of the central nervous system.

It is spread by the deer tick and can effect the heart, nervous system, and cause arthritis and degeneration of the joints.