Sentences with phrase «peripheral nervous systems»

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The Animal Neurology & Imaging Center is dedicated to providing exceptional patient and client care via comprehensive, state - of - the - art diagnostics and treatments for small animals with disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Rhodiola rosea has action in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, affecting both monoamines (adrenalines, serotonin, dopamine, etc.) and opioid peptides such as beta - endorphins in the body.

Neurotoxic reactions (to the central and peripheral nervous systems): coma, convulsions, headache, depression, dizziness, irritability, confusion, panic attacks, anxiety, memory loss, impaired concentration, drowsiness, insomnia, impaired vision, stupor, spaciness, giddiness, slurred speech, twitching muscles, tingling in the limbs, loss of muscular coordination.

These include breathing, heart rate, body temperature, the functioning of the central and peripheral nervous systems, regulation of body weight and the menstrual cycle, muscle strength, and many more.

Most recently, Dr. Gringeri was the Chief Operating Officer for Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT), a Netherlands - based company engaged in human gene therapies for orphan diseases related to metabolic disorders, liver diseases, blood diseases, and disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

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.

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.

Further, the process of breathing involves many systems in the body, from the central and peripheral nervous systems to the respiratory and digestive systems.

Such combined approaches may represent a valid therapeutic strategy to facilitate regeneration in the central and peripheral nervous systems after injury or disease,» Sheng says.

«We have now developed a new collection of viruses and tools to study the central and peripheral nervous systems,» says Gradinaru.

Now, to enable widespread gene delivery throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems, Caltech researchers have developed two new variants of a vector based on an adeno - associated virus (AAV): one that can efficiently ferry genetic cargo past the blood - brain barrier; and another that is efficiently picked up by peripheral neurons residing outside the brain and spinal cord, such as those that sense pain and regulate heart rate, respiration, and digestion.

Post-infectious or post-vaccinal demyelinating encephalomyelitis and neuritis may be due to immunological cross-reactions evoked by specific viral antigenic determinants (epitopes) that are homologous to regions in the target myelins of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

The discovery provides new insight into clinical conditions where body representation in the brain is disrupted due to changes in the central or peripheral nervous systems e.g. stroke, schizophrenia and phantom limb syndrome following amputation.

Still, electroceutical therapies may still have many applications in the peripheral nervous system, such as bladder control or appetite suppression, says researcher Jose Carmena, a neuroscientist and electrical engineer at the University of California at Berkeley.

Experiments so far with neural dust motes have only involved the peripheral nervous system, which serves the limbs and organs, and not the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

These sensors can currently be placed within the peripheral nervous system, the nerves that work throughout our arms and legs.

This «living» robot will have its own peripheral nervous system directly linking robotic sensors and actuators.

To study the pathogenesis of HIV - induced PNS disease, Jamie Dorsey, Research Technologist, and the research team led by Dr. Mankowski developed a simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)- infected macaque model that closely reflects key peripheral nervous system (PNS) alterations seen in HIV patients with peripheral neuropathy.

The sensors serve the function of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system, providing vital information such as the angle between the thigh and lower leg and the force being exerted on the bottom of the foot, etc..

«Although the neuroscience literature had said that that doesn't occur in the spinal cord, we wanted to apply what we had learned in the peripheral nervous system and ask if it occurs when the central nervous system regenerates.»

The slow signal, carried to the brain by so - called C - tactile fibers, part of the peripheral nervous system, reminded the body to protect the injured site until it could heal.

The peripheral nervous system or PNS, is part of the nervous system, and consists of the nerves and neurons that reside or extend outside the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) to serve the limbs and organs, for example.

«The messenger RNA — these templates for making proteins — actually go out into the nerve in the peripheral nervous system.

In a paper just published in the Journal of Neuroscience, they bridge a chasm in the «recovery gap» between the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system.

«This was a big surprise that SHANK3 is expressed in the peripheral nervous system, but before this study, no one had ever looked for it outside of the brain,» Ji said.

So far, Zochodne is only investigating this technique in the peripheral nervous system.

«Signposts to the muscles: Discovery of a key factor in development of peripheral nervous system.»

THC works by binding to the corresponding cannabinoid - 1 (CB1) receptors, which are located in the cell membrane and are present in large numbers in the central and peripheral nervous system.

«This device represents our vision of having tiny devices that can be implanted in minimally invasive ways to modulate or stimulate the peripheral nervous system, which has been shown to be efficacious in treating a number of diseases.»

«StimDust is the smallest deep - tissue stimulator that we are aware of that's capable of stimulating almost all of the major therapeutic targets in the peripheral nervous system,» said Rikky Muller, co-lead of the work and assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at Berkeley.

Her research group specializes in bidirectional electronic interfaces with human body, specifically in the brain and peripheral nervous system.

The creation of neural dust at Berkeley, led by Maharbiz and Jose Carmena, a Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and a member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, has opened the door for wireless communication to the brain and peripheral nervous system through tiny implantable devices inside the body that are powered by ultrasound.

The key issue seems to be when the peripheral nervous system joins up with the cerebral cortex, the region of the brain responsible for higher thought processes such as memory, attention, thought, awareness and language.

24 to 25 weeks: Peripheral nervous system connects with the cortex, the brain region responsible for higher thought processes.

The joining of the cortex to the peripheral nervous system provides that vital link between the outside world and the higher brain.

Clinical symptoms of LNB of the peripheral nervous system may include facial nerve palsy, neurogenic pain radiating along the back into the legs and feet, limb pain, sensory loss, or muscle weakness.

Peripheral nervous system complications of sepsis include two conditions, critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy, which cause muscle weakness and inability to wean from a ventilator.

Neurofibromatosis is one of at least 60 genetic diseases called neurocutaneous disorders that involve the skin, central nervous system, and / or peripheral nervous system, according to a comprehensive review article in the journal Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports by neurologists at Loyola University Medical Center and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

Axons, the long projections of neural cells which form the nerves of our peripheral nervous system, are like electrical cables: they have thick electrical insulation so that they can quickly relay stimuli from the body and signals from the brain to a toe, for example.

Instead, it operates in the peripheral nervous system, outside the brain and spinal cord.

In some neurodegenerative diseases, the myelin sheaths of axons in the peripheral nervous system degrade, meaning they can no longer relay signals and commands efficiently.

Specifically, stem cell scientists at McMaster can now directly convert adult human blood cells to both central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) neurons as well as neurons in the peripheral nervous system (rest of the body) that are responsible for pain, temperature and itch perception.

And there is the question of possible treatments, given the array of medical conditions including cardiovascular problems and hypertension associated with peripheral nervous system dysfunction in individuals with Down syndrome.

The peripheral nervous system is made up of different types of nerves — some are mechanical (feel pressure) and others detect temperature (heat).

The human brain is the center of the central nervous system in humans as well as the primary control center for the peripheral nervous system.

Sympathetic neurons are frequently considered part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), although there are many that lie within the central nervous system (CNS).

Insufficient calcineurin activity leads to impeded NGF functions and, thus, impaired peripheral nervous system development.

«Now we can take easy to obtain blood samples, and make the main cell types of neurological systems — the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system — in a dish that is specialized for each patient,» said Bhatia.

The peripheral nervous system has no known role in intellectual ability, but it does regulate organ function including heartbeat, blood pressure and blood glucose.