Sentences with phrase «other brain illnesses»

«From skin to brain: Stem cells without genetic modification: Study yields neural crest cells from adult skin cells, and could lead to new treatments for Parkinson's and other brain illnesses

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In Walsh's case, the disease attacked her brain, setting off a chain reaction of symptoms that mimicked those of other mental illnesses like depression and schizophrenia.
People will wake up to the fact that the few thousand marketing messages that our brains are forced to absorb every day are making us stressed and giving us mood disorders and making us vulnerable to depressions and other mental illness.
Today the concussion debate centers around the NFL and the numerous stories of players committing suicide or suffering form dementia and other brain - related illnesses.
Lithium — a simple metal and the oldest drug in psychiatry — might protect the brain against mental illness, Alzheimer's, and other diseases.
In the medical realm some studies suggest brain stimulation might help people with neuropathic pain as well as depression, schizophrenia and a range of other psychiatric illnesses.
It found that genes associated with depression are involved in brain cell development, and that there was overlap between these genetic regions and those linked to schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.
But it also leads to other problems, Jasanoff notes: Society views broken brains as harder to fix than moral flaws, making life even more challenging for individuals already struggling with mental illness.
This work is part of the ongoing Duke Neurogenetics Study (DNS), a comprehensive study linking genes, brain activity and other biological markers to risk for mental illness in young adults.
Using PET brain scans, they showed that those with impaired illness awareness also had reduced glucose uptake in specific brain regions, even when accounting for other factors linked to reduced glucose uptake, such as age and degree of memory loss.
Since cocaine changes the level of the brain chemical dopamine, this new study may have implications for other mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia — where dopamine may also be involved in how we recognise emotions.
Commenting for the ECNP, Dr Michael Bloomfield (University College, London) said: «There are many mental illnesses in which our brains» ability to recognise the emotions of others are impaired and this new study shows that cocaine may interfere with this process too.
Genetics and specific brain regions are linked to sex differences in chimpanzees» scratching behavior, a common indicator of anxiety in humans and others primates, according to a research study led by Georgia State University that shows chimpanzees can be models of human mental illness.
Electrodes implanted in the brain that electrically stimulate specific regions are now being tested as treatments for depression and other mental illnesses; conceivably this technology also could be used to induce mystical states.
The difference remained significant even after accounting for a wide range of other factors, including meeting criteria for Gulf War illness, the presence of an Alzheimer's disease risk gene (ApoE4), brain injury, or depression.
«There is no proof of transmission from wild animals and plants to humans,» said lead author Claudio Soto, Ph.D., professor of neurology at UTHealth Medical School and director of the UTHealth George and Cynthia W. Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Brain Related Illnesses.
Monitoring networks of electrical brain activity holds promise for understanding not only depression, but other forms of mental illness as well, said Conor Liston, an assistant professor of neuroscience and psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine who was not involved in the study.
«Brain - related illness such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression, brain trauma and others know no borders, and neither can their cures,» added Dr. Rafi Gidron, Chairman of Israel Brain TechnoloBrain - related illness such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression, brain trauma and others know no borders, and neither can their cures,» added Dr. Rafi Gidron, Chairman of Israel Brain Technolobrain trauma and others know no borders, and neither can their cures,» added Dr. Rafi Gidron, Chairman of Israel Brain TechnoloBrain Technologies.
ENIGMA discovers factors that affect the progression on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, schizophrenia, depression and bipolar illness, HIV / AIDS, methamphetamine abuse, autism, and childhood brain disorders.
During his career, Dr. Lange has led and supported multidisciplinary teams of biostatisticians and other scientists in basic, translational, and clinical research on the developing brain in health and illness.
In addition to hinting at a link between depression and brain gene expression during development, there was also evidence of overlap between the genetic basis of depression and other mental illnesses.
From MIT Tech Review: «A new method for growing human brain cells could unlock the mysteries of dementia, mental illness, and other neurological disorders.»
In 2009 Dr. Drevets became the first President and Scientific Director of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, OK, a private research institute founded and supported by The William K. Warren Foundation, to lead a multidisciplinary team in studies aimed at investigating interrelationships between neuroimaging, genetic and other biomarkers, illness course, and treatment outcome in psychiatric disorders.
A B12 deficiency often results in brain and nervous system symptoms, such as fatigue and lethargy, memory loss, depression and other mental illnesses, loss of balance, panic attacks, and numbness in hands and feet (source and source).
This includes the brain and it can lead to anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and other mental illness.
Ketogenic diets — extreme low - carbohydrate, high - fat regimens that have long been known to benefit epilepsy and other neurological illnesses — may work by lowering inflammation in the brain, according to new research by UC San Francisco scientists.
There are instances when conventional medicine is like a miracle, but for the one in five people suffering from autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism (a disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys tissue in the body or brain), and countless others suffering from undiagnosed autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, severe pain, environmentally induced illnesses, food sensitivities, chronic viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections, brain chemistry imbalances, hormonal imbalances, hair loss, unexplained weight gain, and more — being told your lab tests are fine and you simply need an antidepressant can feel like a kick in the groin.
This post tells us about the supplements which is used for improving brain power and other illness.
The exact mechanism by which cytokines cause depression and other mental illnesses is poorly understood, but we do know they are able to pass the blood - brain barrier and alter neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine in the brain.
Translating Neuroscience into Policy and Practice for At - Risk Children Social Work Helper, 8/15/14 Neuroscience has yielded new understandings of how the brain can affect mental illness, addiction, reaction to trauma, and other psychosocial conditions.
Although Ginny gets another chance to be understood by those in her life, so many other abused, neglected, and ill children (whether a brain development condition, mental illness, developmental disability, or other illness) do not and they continue suffering as adults.
This covers illnesses such as cancer, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, brain damage and others.
Catastrophic injuries or illnesses can include brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputations, brachial plexus injury, multiple fractures, burns or other congenital or neurological disorders.
any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or in a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device;
People can drown, fall on wet concrete or other surfaces, contract infectious illnesses from unclean water, sustain brain or neck injuries from diving, break their bones, and more.
Just like many other mental illnesses, anxiety disorders may be caused by problems in the functioning of brain that regulate fear and other important everyday emotions.
But believe it or not, the decision to continue conflict with your kids» other parent can have effects far beyond the emotional, with possible dire consequences for brain function and mental illness.
Toxic stress disrupts healthy brain development, which can lead to increase physical and mental illness, high - risk behaviors, and other psychosocial implications.
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