Sentences with phrase «vessels in their brain»

A blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst.

It has been noted that an injury to a person's blood vessels in their brain may actually dramatically alter the progression as well as onset of Alzheimer's disease.

A major obstacle to improving treatment for the 3,470 cases of the disease expected in the United States this year is the blood - brain barrier, the name given to the tight fit of cells that make up the blood vessels in the brain.

We found that the inflammation unfortunately gets hijacked by tumor cells that are able to grow faster and penetrate deeper because the blood vessels in the brain are more permeable than in any other part of the body.

Finally, experts suggested that he might not suffer from a traditional psychiatric disorder caused by some inborn biochemical glitch, but from a vasculitis — a swelling of blood vessels in the brain, provoked by a hostile outside force.

The network of blood vessels in the brain regulates the transport of energy and materials in and out of the brain — forming what is known as the blood - brain barrier (BBB).

An autopsy can trace the path of a bullet through a body, or reveal microscopic damage to blood vessels in the brain, or identify a lethal clog in an artery.

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have discovered that abnormalities of blood vessels in the brain may play a major role in the development of schizophrenia, a debilitating condition that affects around 1 % of people in Ireland.

Do they interact with blood vessels in the brain, regulate neurons directly or regulate support cells?»

Strokes often result when accumulated plaque breaks off from a narrowed section of an internal carotid artery and blocks smaller vessels in the brain.

In a worst - case scenario, malaria - clogged blood vessels in the brain and other organs bring death within days, especially in youngsters, who have immature immune systems, and adults (like the Marines in Liberia) with no immunity to malaria.

The benefits of treating serious strokes with clot removal were shown in 2015, when five separate studies analyzing a total of 1,287 patients showed that severe stroke patients — usually with clots involving the largest blood vessels in the brain — who received both the clot - snatching procedure and the medicine did significantly better than those who got medicine alone.

This can lead to ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, caused by a blockage of a blood vessel in the brain.

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth's Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence have identified molecules which are responsible for metastatic lung cancer cells binding to blood vessels in the brain.

The team found significant changes in gene expression after light exposure in all cell types in the visual cortex — both neurons and, unexpectedly, nonneuronal cells such as astrocytes, macrophages and muscle cells that line blood vessels in the brain.

One of biology's great mysteries is the blood - brain barrier, which lines blood vessels in the brain.

Johns Hopkins researchers, working with mice, say they have identified a chemical compound that reduces the risk of dangerous, potentially stroke - causing blood vessel spasms that often occur after the rupture of a bulging vessel in the brain.

A Loyola University Medical Center case study demonstrates that a virus called varicella - zoster can cause inflammation of blood vessels in the brain.

To replicate the brain in miniature, Parker and his team started with an elastic substrate about the size of a fingernail, then added a layer of cells on top to mimic networks of blood vessels in the brain.

By recording moving images of the cells using two - photon microscopy, they discovered an unexpected class of immune cells that damage vessels in the brain.

This releases the substance PGE2, which can make the blood vessels in the brain expand and thus cause head pain,» says Master's student Sebastian Bao Dinh Bui.

The drug — called alteplase — is the only treatment for stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel in the brain.

Fighters also get three vials of blood drawn, undergo an MRI, and, once every five years, get imaging done of the blood vessels in their brain.

The largest increase in blood flow occurred in two small areas, or nuclei, within the brain stem which control the constriction and dilation of blood vessels in the brain.

Jansen is among those who think that a compromised network of blood vessels in the brain triggers Alzheimer's by allowing toxins to cross the blood - brain barrier, potentially leading to damage to neurons and inflammation.

It is already known that a network of blood vessels in the brain regulates the transport of energy and materials into and out of the brain - this is known as the blood - brain barrier (BBB).

Some form the walls of blood vessels in the brain.

«A primary focus has to be maintaining healthy» blood vessels in the brain, Greenwood said.

Research has found that 60 percent of those with chronic migraines have genetic changes that decrease their body's ability to metabolize magnesium, which relaxes blood vessels in the brain.

It was only when his face became swollen and lost muscle movement that doctors performed an MRI, which revealed a sinus infection that had «penetrated through the bone into the blood vessels in the brain,» Brumley's aunt told People.

What's more, vessels in the brain can even burst under the pressure.

In addition, small blood vessels in the brain respond quickly to hydration levels (which is also behind hangover headaches), leading to dull aches and even full - blown migraines.

This goes for the blood vessels in the brain too, which can be the primary cause for a migraine.

Aneurysm: What it is: A weak spot on a blood vessel in your brain that balloons out and fills with blood.

Exercise manages insulin levels, reduces inflammation, and helps stimulate the growth of new blood vessels in the brain.

Researchers revealed 8 key triggers which seem to raise the risk of intracranial aneurysm, a weakness within the wall of a blood vessel in the brain that commonly results in it ballooning.

Vitamin B2 helps to reduce migraine by promoting the expansion of blood vessels in the brain.

But... There are different forms of dementia, and one is vascular dementia, which is the result of the clogging of blood vessels in the brain.

Therapeutic for a Headache and Migraine: Sirsasana effectively relaxes and strengthens the blood vessels in the brain thereby preventing headaches and migraine.

For the first time, neuroscientists found lymph vessels in the brain area!

Recently discovered lymph vessels in the brain area are pointed out as responsible for not effectively removing protein particles from the brain.

After one month, the treated rats displayed a «remarkable restoration» of cerebrovascular vasorelaxation, which is the ability of blood vessels in the brain to relax.

Antioxidant - rich diets appear to protect against stroke by preventing the circulation of oxidized fats in the bloodstream that may damage the sensitive walls of small blood vessels in the brain.

Fourteen - year - old Linda suffers from severe epileptic seizures, which began after she fell from a church stage nine years ago and burst a major blood vessel in her brain.

Neurological signs appear as a result of damage to blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord associated with EHV infection.

Sherwood transferred the images of blood vessels in her brain onto lithographic plates and then rice paper.

A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or blood vessel in the brain or when a blood vessel breaks thereby interrupting the blood flow to an area of the brain.

Even a slightly high BP can lead to stroke as high BP weakens the small vessels in your brain, eventually rupturing them.

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Such clots, in turn, can break off and get stuck in the narrow blood vessels of the brain, causing a stroke.

The materials are now being used in repairing jaws, faces, skulls, blood vessels, even damaged brain tissue.