Sentences with phrase «on nerve and muscle»

(Anyone who works on nerve and muscle excitability will immediately recognize an analogy: we often see a modulation of the amplitude of analog processes so that they occasionally cross a threshold to trigger a flip.)

It does this by enhancing the activity of glutamate on the chloride channels on the nerve and muscle cell surfaces.

The doctor will inject sterile water into key points in your back to help relieve the pressure on the nerves and the muscles.

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The companies» R&D will focus on on a gene mutation present in a wide swath of patients with ALS, a degenerative nervous system disease that eats away at nerve cells and weakens muscles.

A fly is changed from alive to dead because it is hit with a fly swatter... because the fly swatter's potential is actualized by my wrist... because my wrist's potential is actualized by the muscles in my arm... because my muscles» potential is actualized by particular nerve - endings... and so on.

Some become muscle cells, others nerve cells, and so on.

When swelling, bleeding or other products of inflammation occur inside a compartment, the increase in pressure on the capillaries, muscles and nerves can result in intense pain and loss of oxygenated blood to the muscle and nerve cells.

While you are making adjustments for your changing shape, there are a lot of changes going on inside your womb as your baby, who was just a cluster of cells a couple of months ago, has organs, nerves, muscles and is looking more like a little person.

In addition, the heavy uterus exerts pressure on the back as well as the pelvic regiono 39 weeks pregnant back pain could also be caused by pressure exerted on the sciatic nerve and begins in the lower back area and may stretch right down the legsg As a result of a lopsided figure, sleeping comfortably becomes difficult and this puts a strain on various muscles, especially those in the backc As a result of this, many pregnant women complain of 39 weeks pregnant, upper back paini The best way to relieve this kind of pain is by having a hot batht Some women are known to benefit from hot compresses as well as light, soothing back massagese

Your baby's organs, nerves and muscles are all starting to function now and although you won't be able to feel it, their tiny heart is now beating strong enough to be picked up by ultrasound devices like a Doppler, although this isn't always possible depending on the position of your baby in the uterus.

Your growing belly and weight can put a lot of stress on your back muscles and nerves.

Some common signs that will give you an indication of belly growth include muscle spasms, soreness and tenderness around the belly button area, and muscle achese Most women, especially if you happen to be a first timer, tend to mistake sore abdominal muscles during pregnancy for the baby's kick; that is just a misconceptiono The fetus hasn't fully formed yet and is not strong enough to land a punch or a kickc Besides, the uterus does not have any nerve endings to feel your baby movev Only when your baby grows strong enough to kick, does the impact register on your tummy muscles as paini

In this case, over time, amino acids in three different sodium channels found in nerves and muscle changed, allowing select snakes to resist the numbness and paralysis typically brought on by the toxin.

The sea sponge may seem like an odd choice for genomic research considering that its simple body lacks muscles, organs, and nerve cells, but the creature provides a wealth of information on how multicellular organism arose.

When it is used on specific nerve pathways, effects such as analgesia (loss of pain sensation) and paralysis (loss of muscle power) can be achieved.

The image, a mysterious, gray blob surrounding a spot of intense red, was based on an electron - microscope photo of a neuromuscular junction (the connection between a nerve cell and a muscle) clipped from a magazine sometime in the 1980s.

Because this cycle proceeds at an incredibly rapid rate, it can not be controlled by nerve impulses and thus depends on the energy stored in the muscles themselves.

Understanding this process - which is particularly important when cells are first taking on specialized identities such as nerve cells, muscle, skin, and so on - helps explain how complex organisms can arise from a finite number of genes.

In tests on zebrafish, flies and mice, scientists found that treating the disease with purified quercetin — which targets beta - catenin — led to a significant improvement in the health of nerve and muscle cells.

The sodium channel lies on the surface of the nerve and muscle cells and is composed of a large molecule called the α - subunit, together with smaller β - subunit molecules.

After waiting five weeks for the implanted neurons to integrate with the muscle, the group anaesthetised the mice, cut open their skin and shone pulses of blue light on the nerve.

Relying on electricity from the grid to power the hand means all the muscles and nerves need do is send the right signals to a prosthetic.

But sodium is essential for the development of nerve and muscle tissue in animals, and those butterflies that did survive on high - sodium leaves also experienced a growth spurt: males had bigger flight muscles and females had significantly larger eyes (PNAS, DOI: 10.1073 / pnas.1323607111).

A head and neck surgeon, working through an incision in the side of the neck, under the patient's jaw, places an electrode on the hypoglossal nerve, which controls the muscles of the tongue.

We will use nerve - muscle in vitro system that we previously developed, which is based on hES - derived motoneurons and muscular cells.

We detect such currents in muscles, nerves, secretory glands, and electric organs of fish as well as in plant tissue -LRB-...) It seems likely that all these currents have a similar, if not the same basis, and that their strength and potency depends on the structural conditions and chemical composition of the cells making up each organ.»

In fact, mammals have a limited repertoire of tissues they can regenerate, and some essential ones, such as nerves and cardiac muscle, are not on that list.

«Relaxed muscles can also reduce pressure on sensitive nerves caused by misalignment, thus alleviating tension and pain caused by structural imbalances.

Exercise can temporarily reduce existing pain, prevent future recurrences of the condition by improving muscle conditioning and improve the health of the back muscles and spinal discs, thereby alleviating the pressure placed on the sciatic nerve.

Stretching this muscle will keep it supple and prevent it impinging on the sciatic nerve.

That same on - cup serving contains 15 % of the phosphorus daily needs, together with the exact same amount of zinc, both of which are vital to muscle, nerve and heart function, as well as a good amount of magnesium.

Nerve, muscle and heart function all depend on having an ample amount of these electrolytes in the body.

As you get better at doing an exercise, you get better at putting stress on your body — both on your central nervous system (causing central fatigue) and on your peripheral systems (peripheral nerves, muscles, and vascular system).

Nerves, muscles and even our heart depend on calcium to function.

It doesn't take any extra time from my busy day, but by tightening the muscles in the back of my throat, I tone and condition my vagus nerve — the one that has so much impact on my sense of well - being.

Botox blocks chemical changes on nerve endings and relaxes overactive muscles.

Your body needs calcium to keep your bones and teeth strong, and also relies on the mineral for nerve and muscle function.

Her treatment focuses on the entire body, taking into consideration the interconnectedness of the body's systems: bones, joints, nerves, muscles / fascia, organs, and the mind.

These charged particles make muscles contract, which includes your heart beat, are responsible for nerve function, such as the cognition in your brain that is based on these nerve impulses, and keep fluid balance in control

Unnecessary chewing creates chronic tightness in the muscles located close to your temples, which puts pressure on the nerves in this area and can lead to chronic, intermittent headaches.

... but when it comes to optimizing your brain and nervous system, recruiting muscle fibers, enhancing nerve firing speed, and optimizing brain - body coordination, it is far more important to instead focus on fast, explosive movements — whether you're a weekend warrior or a professional athlete.

Sleeping on your stomach can put stress to your joints and muscles, resulting in nerve irritation and thus, numbness, tingling and pain.

Outside the nervous system, GABA also inhibits nerve conduction and, therefore, has a relaxing effect on muscles.

It is thought that one component, californidine, acts on the central nervous system to promote sleep, while others, including protopine, cryptopine and allocryptopine, enhance certain brain chemicals that inhibit nerve impulses, resulting in a calming effect on the brain, peripheral nerves and muscles.

Magnesium, on the other hand, calms nerves and is needed for muscle relaxation.

Tight piriformis by itself can cause the pain in the butt, but the situation becomes worse if it presses on the sciatic nerve that passes underneath (and for some people right through) the piriformis muscle.

This causes muscle tension, which places pressure on nerves and shows up as pain.

I have also found that although back bends are great for stabilising the SI if I practice a deep back bend without properly engaging my core this can irritate my SI as the muscles in my lower back over tense and the squeeze on the area around my SI presses on the same over stressed nerves.

In just a few minutes a day, the Teeter helps maintain spinal health and relieve back pain by decompressing the spine, allowing the discs to rejuvenate, reducing pressure on the nerves and relaxing tense muscles.

Snacking on a cup of graviola can benefit your circulatory system, muscles, bones and nerve function, while helping to keep your blood pressure at a healthy level.