Sentences with phrase «of abnormal activities»

Scintigraphy, which has been used for years in treating humans, reveals more accurately than any other diagnostic tool the precise location and extent of the abnormal activity.

When the researchers treated mice with JQ1, many of the abnormal activity levels of Brd4 target genes returned to normal.

Not exact matches

Still, after accounting for the possibilities of some specific equities experiencing a disproportionate share of mini flash crashes, and variations in trading activity creating more opportunities for mini flash crashes to occur, the evidence continues to suggest that an abnormal level of instability could have been detected in the U.S. equity market during the test window on October 15, 2014.

Was the May 6 «flash crash» really just a perfect storm of abnormal trading activity in three different types of products?

From brain scans, Schwartz found that certain regions in the brain of OCD patients (the caudate nucleus in particular) exhibited abnormal patterns of activity.

By itself this finding is consistent with a materialist view of mind (if, as materialism requires, the brain enables the mind, then abnormal patterns of brain activity are likely to be correlated with dysfunctional mental states).

What is being disputed is your unfounded insistence that «homosexual activity» carries its own risk (presumably for some arbitrary reason of being «abnormal») aside from promiscuity which does not discriminate between gay and straight.

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act (2012) requires the Department of Education to develop and post on their websites guidelines and other relevant materials to inform and educate students participating in or desiring to participate in an athletic activity, their parents and their coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated with continuing to play or practice after experiencing one or more symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest, including fainting, difficulty breathing, chest pains, dizziness and abnormal racing heart rate.

It is if you are tongue - tied, but most abnormal tongue activity (tongue thrust) is a result of learned behavior.

One of those skulls had a genetically asymmetrical jaw, and three others had slight open bites, perhaps due to abnormal motor activity of the tongue.

This abnormal motor activity of the tongue is referred to as a tongue thrust or a deviate swallow.

Until this study, researchers had little insight into the underlying causes of abnormal functional brain activity in the disorder.

Even if a scan shows abnormal activity in a brain region associated with impulse control or regulation of emotions, such imaging provides no more than probabilistic information, Hyman said.

Absence seizures cause a short period of «blanking out» or staring into space, due to brief abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

Psychiatric disorders are in fact brain disorders that involve abnormal activity in brain circuits, so having researchers who understand the brain in a deep and integrated way is going to be critical for the future, says Thomas Insel, director of the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

Abnormal brain activity in psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is thought to stem in part from impaired function of the NMDA receptor.

A programmed pattern of mild electric current overrides and calms the abnormal activity in the brain.

This creates «virtual patients» with symptoms that can literally be switched on and off with a snap of the fingers, making it easier to study the abnormal brain activity that causes them.

Epilepsy is a family of encephalopathies characterized by abnormal synchronous and rhythmic neuronal activity in the brain that results in seizures.

Analysis of tree rings reveals highly abnormal solar activity in the mid-Holocene.»

They found that tissue with high levels of epileptic electrical activity was low in lactate and had higher levels of creatine, phosphocreatine and choline, suggestive of abnormal metabolism.

Excessive dopamine secretion results in schizophrenia, causing a loss of integrity of neuronal activity, and abnormal thoughts and emotions.

«Given that abnormal synapse formation causes various neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism spectrum disorders and epilepsy, understanding activity - dependent mechanisms of initial synapse formation will be important for developing new therapeutic strategies for these conditions,» explained Dr. Kwon.

Previous studies from this group have shown that lowering tau levels reduces abnormal brain activity in models of Alzheimer's disease, but this is the first demonstration that tau reduction may also be beneficial in intractable genetic epilepsy.

Neuroimaging can pinpoint regions of dysfunctional brain activity, making it possible to understand the underlying biology of a disorder and correct abnormal rhythms of the brain.

Second, the mice also showed dramatic increases in brief (lasting 2 - 3 seconds) bouts of abnormal brain wave activity.

After two or more weeks of recording the activity, doctors program the device to specifically respond to these abnormal signals by delivering imperceptible electrical pulses to the brain that normalize the activity.

Both self - described psychics and people with schizophrenia also showed abnormal neuronal activity in several brain regions responsible for monitoring our internal representations of reality.

«The abnormal activity in the regulation of the activity of the ATF4 probably causes the cell to «feel» that is under stress, that is — overactive.

Zhou and his team said reversing the abnormal activity of the inactive X chromosome in patients suffering from mental illness may offer a potential new strategy for treating psychiatric disorders.

During these processes, abnormal patterns of activity have been found in individuals with ASD.

Previous research led by Dr Sylvain Briault has shown that the combination of intellectual disability and autistic disorder is associated with abnormal activity of the BKCa potassium channel.

«More importantly, these findings encourage the search for personalized music - based interventions for the treatment of brain disorders associated with aberrant dopaminergic neurotransmission as well as abnormal mood and emotion - related brain activity.»

This slowing down of electrical activity put these hearts at greater risk of dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation.

All types of epilepsy are the result of abnormal brain activity, regardless of how it starts or whether it manifests as a typical convulsive seizure or as a more subtle seizure that causes a person to be confused, feel odd, or momentarily lose awareness of what they are doing or what is happening to them.

Knockdown of sodium channel Na < sub > V 1.6 blocks mechanical pain and abnormal bursting activity of afferent neurons in inflamed sensory ganglia.

To shed light on the matter, researchers reviewed 180 publications that tackled abnormal animal behavior prior to earthquakes and analyzed them with respect to the animals» distance to earthquakes of certain magnitudes, foreshock activity, and the quality and length of the observations.

• Keeping abnormal proteins from building up and potentially shutting down major organs (heart, liver and nervous system, to name a few) • Protecting the brain's functions of learning and memory against neurotransmitter toxicity • Activating or increasing the activity of proteins that promote the initial growth, maintenance and survival of brain neurons • Enhancing the movement of proteins, lipids and other cell parts through the cytoplasm of cell bodies.

This manipulation, which they had previously found to prevent abnormal brain activity, also prevented the excessive accumulation of DSBs.

Importantly, unlike any other available approach, these algorithms uncover the hidden networks of proteins that work together to control abnormal cell activity in an individual patient's tumor.

So instead of focusing on the origin of the seizure, which we might not identify in time, we propose going after a strategic point in the network — a choke point that can cut off the abnormal activity.»

«Understanding the inflammatory process in the brain is critical if we are to develop better treatments not only for FTD, but for other forms of brain injury such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS)-- which are likely also linked to abnormal microglial activity.»

In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, he discovered abnormal patterns of brain activity that change the ability to learn and create memories.

Researchers have known for years that abnormal activity of tyrosine kinases can hasten the development of certain forms of cancer.

This finding would suggest that, due to the fact that nightmares are linked to abnormal amygdalar activity, taking a dose of oxytocin nasal spray may help the person to sleep and may alleviate the severity of nightmares.

Experts believe migraine headaches are caused by abnormal brain activity, including dilation and constriction of the blood vessels within the brain.

Reduced metabolic activity of brain cells and neurons means less brain activity and a decreased ability of the brain to clear abnormal structures like the beta - amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Langman JM, Rowland R. Activity of duodenal disaccharidases in relation to normal and abnormal mucosal morphology.

The main symptom of this abnormal brain activity results in repeated seizures, which can range from brief lapses to severe and prolonged convulsions.

But limiting your activities may lead to loss of back muscle strength, increased muscle tension, abnormal posture and gait, and fatigue.