Sentences with phrase «which affect the nerves»

Certain diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which affect the nerves that control muscle, can also cause muscle atrophy.

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It seems someone targeted them with a nerve agent, which also affected a policeman on the scene.

Neifert also adds that cutting a nerve during breast surgery could result in over - or de-sensitivity in the nipple, both of which affects breastfeeding because it interferes with nipple sensation, which is vital to the production of breast milk.

A growing body of research indicates that the B2M - MHC I complex, which is present in all cells in the body except red blood cells and plasma cells, can act in the brain in ways not obviously related to immunity — guiding brain development, shaping nerve cell communication, and even affecting behavior.

«In the future, this treatment may be used for peripheral nerve injury or other conditions which affect the spinal cord, such as MS or ALS,» says Fessler.

The research is also the first to demonstrate beneficial effects of UDCA on dopaminergic neurons, the nerve cells affected in Parkinson's disease, in a fly model of Parkinson's disease which carries the same genetic change as some patients with the condition.

It is clear, however, that volatile anesthetics, which are more soluble in lipids than in water, primarily affect the function of ion channel and neurotransmitter receptor proteins in the membranes of nerve cells, which are lipid environments.

For the first time, scientists found that in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the affected nerve cells that control muscle movement, or motor neurons, have defects in their mitochondria, which generate energy used by the cell.

«This study suggests that amyloid deposition in the gray matter affects the associated white matter connections, which are essential for conducting messages across the billions of nerve cells in the brain, allowing for all aspects of mental function.»

In other neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's — which primarily affects a person's motor abilities — scientists know that nerve cells begin to die long before symptoms appear.

The social environment seems to affect the receptors on nerve cells that respond to neurotransmitters like serotonin, which in turn changes how alcohol affects nerves.

The mutation, which has been found in people with ADHD, autism and bipolar disorder, affects the function of DAT, a protein that regulates the brain's supply of the neurotransmitter by removing excess dopamine from the synapse, or the space between nerve cells.

A fraction of the FTD patients show symptoms consistent with ALS, a disease in which the nerve cells that control the muscles, in the brain and spinal cord, are affected.

Esophagus, Liver, Colon, Ovary, Uterus, Vagina, and Heart are the tissues in which RIN is more affected by PMI (r < − 0.5), while Skin, Pituitary, Spleen and Nerve are the ones in which is less affected (r > − 0.1)

«Treatment of nerve agent poisoning typically aims to support the individual affected and prevent the major changes caused by high levels of nerve agent exposure, which are reduced breathing, cardiac arrest and seizures.

Also, enduring a prolonged or traumatic labor and / or delivering a large baby can damage the pelvic - floor muscles and nerves, causing numbness and feelings of vaginal looseness, both of which can affect the ability to have an orgasm.

Depending on which area of the body the red light is used, this can easily affect all skin layers, reaching into blood vessels, lymph pathways, nerves, and hair follicles.

But depending on which nerves are affected and the level of damage, symptoms can vary widely from person to person, and may not surface right away or progress steadily.

In contrast to the findings on low back pain, the new guidelines state that TENS may be useful in treating nerve pain associated with diabetes, which affects up to 70 % of people with the disease.

Our nervous system, which is what is affected in anxiety, consists of our brain, our spinal cord and all of our nerves.

The vagus nerve may also be injured or severed during surgery, which can affect the pumping of food from the stomach.

Eliminate the artificial sweetener aspartame which contains excitotoxins known to affect nerve cells, triggering migraines.

It affects multiple peripheral nerves in the body which malfunction at the same time.

Intermittent fasting may also promote new nerve cell growth, which can positively affect cognitive function.

The high level of vitamin B6 in bananas aids in proper brain development and produces serotonin and dopamine, which are necessary for nerve communication and can affect mood.

The most common form is peripheral vestibular disease which arises from disorders affecting the inner ear and nerves (i.e. not the central nervous system).

Usually these lesions will produce postural reaction deficits or additional cranial nerve abnormalities on the affected side, which aid in determining on which side a lesion is located.

They include diseases of the cornea (keratitis), the lens (cataract), increased pressure within the eye (glaucoma), any disease which reduces retinal sensitivity to light impulses (retinal atrophy), or any disease which affects the optic nerves or the sight - center of the brain (tumours, trauma).

They include glaucoma, which causes pain as fluid builds up inside the eye, affecting the optic nerve and causing vision loss.

Many of these are affected by lumbosacral stenosis (LS), a narrowing of the last part of the spinal canal, which causes compression of the nerve roots.

While al affected dogs have CH they can also have optic nerve coloboma or retinal detachment, both of which can be blinding.

She has some nerve damage, which affects her eye.

Eyes are sensitive organs, which may be affected by environmental and other factors due to the rich nerve supply and high ratio of blood vessel distribution.

Affected dogs do not have the normal number of functional receptors for a certain neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, which makes their muscles unable to receive and act on nerve impulses that normally are associated with movement.

Futhermore, docked tails can develop nerve damage over time, which can cause pain and affect the dog's temperment.

Nerve pain affects sleep which prevents healing (which is very slow for nerves to begin with).

The cervical vertebrae hold up the neck, and when this area is injured, the nerves which regulate the posterior of the head as well as affecting the arms, hands, diaphragm muscle and shoulder are affected.

Sometimes nerve damage is not immediately apparent, such as that which affects memory or language, so it is important to receive on - going medical care for your injuries, and to pay attention to any changes.