Sentences with phrase «of brain biochemistry»

We are entering an age of brain biochemistry that can grasp the undecipherable — love.

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Not that it can enhance emotional or psychological well - being where prayer did not; rather, that it reveals to us more than ever just how inextricably interwoven the biochemistry of the brain is to who we are and how we relate to each other.

V: I wondered, «Does the reduction in D2 receptors reflect the fact that these people are taking artificial substances that are changing the biochemistry of the brain, or does that basically reflect the expression of a predisposition to compulsiveness?»

These include the amount of lifetime exposure and individual differences in biochemistry that affect whether BMAA is absorbed by the gut, destroyed by the liver, or allowed to cross the blood - brain barrier.

Jessell is also a Claire Tow professor in the departments of Neuroscience and Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics at Columbia, and was co-director of the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia's neuroscience institute, created in 2016.

To quantify synapses throughout the brain, professor of radiology and biomedical imaging Richard Carson and his coauthors combined PET scanning technology with biochemistry.

At the same time, animal studies exploring the biochemistry of the postpartum brain are uncovering changes in neural circuitry and areas in need of repair.

«Brain metastases are a secondary brain tumour, which means they are caused by cancer cells that escape from primary tumours like lung, breast or melanoma, and travel to the brain,» said Mohini Singh, the study's primary author and a PhD candidate in biochemistry at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaBrain metastases are a secondary brain tumour, which means they are caused by cancer cells that escape from primary tumours like lung, breast or melanoma, and travel to the brain,» said Mohini Singh, the study's primary author and a PhD candidate in biochemistry at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMabrain tumour, which means they are caused by cancer cells that escape from primary tumours like lung, breast or melanoma, and travel to the brain,» said Mohini Singh, the study's primary author and a PhD candidate in biochemistry at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMabrain,» said Mohini Singh, the study's primary author and a PhD candidate in biochemistry at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster.

Unlike many other major findings, the significance of this one can be grasped immediately: humans secrete pheromones that can affect another's thoughts, brain, and biochemistry.

«But in the last five or ten years we've really had an amazing ability to start looking at biochemistry and much more precise measures of brain function.»

Models using human tissues, reproducing key features of biochemistry and physiology, have enormous potential in brain research.

Excessive proteolytic activity of MMPs can be detrimental, leading to numerous pathological conditions, including blood brain barrier (BBB) / BSCB disruption after injury,» explains Tae Young Yune, PhD, of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

«It turns out that calnexin is somehow involved in controlling the function of the blood - brain barrier,» said Marek Michalak, a distinguished professor of biochemistry at the U of A. «This structure usually acts like a wall and restricts the passage of cells and substances from the blood into the brain.

Neuroscience is a field of study that deals with the structure, function, development, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system, divided into the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), and the peripheral nervous system, consisting of the myriad nerve pathways running throughout the body.

Deborah Kurrasch, PhD, is an associate professor in the departments of Medical Genetics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and a member of the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the CSM.

Dr. Sonntag studies this concept on the molecular and cellular level using a translational research approach that integrates the analysis of human material, such as postmortem brains, primary cell systems, and neural cell populations generated from patients» - or healthy individuals» - derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), or induced neurons (iNs), in combination with molecular, biochemistry, and lentivirus - mediated gene - engineering technologies.

This work involves behavior, immunohistochemistry (of brain tissue from mouse models of Alzheimer's), cell culture, and in vitro biochemistry.

«The idea that large brains are associated with reduced mortality has never been scientifically tested,» said Dr Tamas Szekely from the Department of Biology & Biochemistry at the University of Bath.

Lindsley, who also is professor of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Chemistry in the medical school and College of Arts and Science, has helped pioneer development of drug - like compounds that, by adjusting the activity of receptors in the brain, may lead to new treatments for a wide range of brain disorders.

Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Lab for Molecular Medicine, Providence, USA

Members, who have been appointed for the length of the pilot project, are: Eric Schadt, Ph.D. (Chair), chief scientific officer, Pacific Biosciences, Menlo Park, Calif.; Kevin K. Brown, M.D., professor and vice chairman, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver; Vivian G. Cheung, M.D., professor, pediatrics and genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Philadelphia; Ross Hardison, Ph.D., professor, biochemistry and molecular biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Allan Jones, Ph.D., chief executive officer, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle; Rebecca Pentz, Ph.D., professor of research ethics, department of hematology - oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta; David L. Rimm, M.D., Ph.D., professor, pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn..

Our strategy is to restore of the proper brain biochemistry and address the pertinent psychological or social issues that are associated with depression.

Plus, in the last few years, I have been able to combine my understanding of physical medicine as a physical therapist with my skill as a functional nutritionist (just a few months away from achieving my doctorate in the field) to see how to use the best of physical and manual therapy, nutritional biochemistry, and lifestyle medicine to support my clients to heal from complex hormonal imbalances, pain conditions, functional brain issues, and autoimmune issues.

Nutrition and exercise can restore the biochemistry of the body and the brain and a psycho - spiritual approach is necessary for behavioral changes to happen.

He gave thousands of people (both cancer and schizophrenia) hope and his work lives on with biochemists like William J. Walsh who wrote «Nutrient Power: Heal Your Biochemistry and Heal Your Brain»

The Female Brain (Unrated) Battle - of - the - sexes comedy examining the biochemistry controlling women's romantic impulses.

Noha has a background in Biochemistry and a Master's degree in Mind, Brain and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and her interests lie in cultivating experiential, interdisciplinary and holistic learning experiences that not only develop cognitive but also social and emotional depth and resilience.

Biochemistry has wide scope and deals with diverse topics, such as molecular genetics, the structure and function of nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, enzymology, metabolism and bioenergetics, hormones and vitamins and the specialized biochemistry of specific organisms or tissues such as muscle oBiochemistry has wide scope and deals with diverse topics, such as molecular genetics, the structure and function of nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, enzymology, metabolism and bioenergetics, hormones and vitamins and the specialized biochemistry of specific organisms or tissues such as muscle obiochemistry of specific organisms or tissues such as muscle or the brain.

Adverse childhood experiences can alter the biology of neural networks and the biochemistry of the brain.

Therapeutically, understanding neurobiology has enabled us to design experiential interventions which bring about rewiring of the limbic brain and mitigate the biochemistry of stress and trauma.