Sentences with phrase «which nerve»

R.M. Clemmons, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Florida Veterinary College advocates its use in the treatment of degenerative myelopathy (DM), a condition in which nerve tissue breaks down, in German Shepherds.

Often it feels like I am breathing today only because a few years back I had no idea which nerve to cut...

Shingles causes a painful rash, which appears in a particular location on your skin depending on which nerve the virus was hiding in.

We first explored a chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve, a surgical procedure in which this nerve is ligated unilaterally.

Axon extension of a nerve cell along which nerve impulses travel away from the cell body towards other cells.

Haghighi is focused on neurotransmitter release at single synapses, the structure across which nerve impulses pass.

Scientists have proven that these nanomaterials may regulate the formation of synapses, specialized structures through which the nerve cells communicate, and modulate biological mechanisms, such as the growth of neurons, as part of a self - regulating process.

Caption: Scientists have proven that these nanomaterials may regulate the formation of synapses, specialized structures through which the nerve cells communicate, and modulate biological mechanisms, such as the growth of neurons, as part of a self - regulating process.

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.

The protein comes from a culture of glial cells, whose normal job is to provide an environment in which nerve cells can thrive.

One of the earliest events in Alzheimer's is disruption of the brain's synapses (the small gaps across which nerve impulses are passed), which can lead to neuronal death.

Knowing which nerve to block for antihypertensive effects will help optimize the therapy and reduce possible side effects, the study's authors write.

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a group of diseases in which the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord controlling the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow slowly degenerate and die.

Epilepsy is a nervous system disorder in which the nerve cells in the brain work abnormally, causing seizures.

The answer lies in the Amygdala, a tiny brain structure in which nerve pathways shackle innocent stimuli to memories of unbearable terror.

The current model in neuroscience poses that memory is stored as long - lasting anatomical changes in synapses, the specialized structures by which nerve cells connect and signal to each other.

The active periods might be providing brief windows during which nerve cells can easily connect to other cells, and the slower, more relaxed periods might allow the brain to then cement those new connections in place.

Changing the concentration also alters slightly which nerve cells fire a signal to the brain.

In 1952, Hodgkin and Huxley introduced a model in which nerve signals were described as an electric current along the nerve produced by the flow of ions.

But there is no diagnostic technique that can visualize which nerve fibers, or neurons, are broken.

ECM was known to be the glue that holds tissue together, a cellular - level skeleton upon which nerve, bone, and muscle can plant themselves and get to work.

Compared with, let's say, 30 billion neurons and a million billion connections in the human cortex alone, the most complex brain - based devices presently have less than a million neurons and maybe up to 10 million or so synapses, the space across which nerve impulses pass from one neuron to another.

The remaining seven percent of patients underwent PSR — a percutaneous operation in which the nerve fibers causing pain are destroyed by a needle inserted from the cheek all the way into the skull.

Approximately one out of every 20 people in the course of his or her life suffers an epileptic attack, during which the nerve cells get out of their usual rhythm and fire in a very rapid frequency.

Take the example of bender who was confirmed to be bid by arsenal... they know exactly which spots are to be pricked, which nerve endings are to be stimulated and were we all tickle... they play to that every year, we fall to that every year...

The policeman was not in intensive care but was still in a serious condition following the attack, in which a nerve agent, described by Ms Rudd as «very rare», was used in an attempt on the lives of Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33 - year - old daughter Yulia.

How a nerve comes to be sensitive to light, hardly concerns us more than how life itself originated; but I may remark that, as some of the lowest organisms in which nerves can not be detected, are capable of perceiving light, it does not seem impossible that certain sensitive elements in their sarcode should become aggregated and developed into nerves, endowed with this special sensibility.»

insight and foresight, and a sense of the worth of life, in short, that sense of importance which nerves all civilized effort.

It is the»... sense of importance which nerves all civilized effort.»

Its gifts are insight and foresight, and a sense of the worth of life, in short, that sense of importance which nerves all civilized effort.

I reply that the action by which the nerves of the stomach determine the different operations which constitute digestion, and the manner in which they confer so active a solvent power upon the gastric juice, are equally hidden from our scrutiny.

This sets off a process called stimulus - timing dependent plasticity, or STDP, which was first explored in animals and led to long - term changes in the rate at which the nerves fire.

For instance, which nerves cause the tickling sensation that a feather might produce?

A relatively rare inherited disease in which the nerves that control movement mysteriously degenerate and disappear, it is the childhood equivalent of the better - known (but no better understood) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Arya had spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, a progressive and fatal disease in which the nerves that control the muscles slowly waste away.

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.

As the spinal structures are gently pulled away from each other, the pressure within the structures such as the disc reduces, and the space from which nerves exit the spinal cord increases.

This enabled the researchers to measure the strength with which the nerves stimulated the muscle tissue.

After admission to the Neurology / Neurosurgery Service and an examination by Dr. Amanda Taylor, Bailey was diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy (DM), a progressive spinal cord disease in which nerves lose their ability to conduct signals from the brain to the limbs DM leads to a final, heartbreaking state: the inability to walk, and unfortunately, there is no medication or surgery available.

Not exact matches

The start - up's premiere product, the Thin Ice vest, uses cold therapy to target areas of the body with high concentrations of thermoreceptors, which are nerve cells that are able to detect the presence of hot or cold temperatures.

As for the sensitivity issues, those are gradually lessened thanks to the inclusion of natural potassium nitrate, which desensitizes teeth by filling in those tiny tubules that expose dentin and connect the underlying nerves to the hot, cold, or pressure causing pain.

Doing so has a very direct positive effect on your biggest nerve [the sciatic nerve], which is your stress - reliever and what brings about cell regulation.»

In the shorter term, this toothpaste also contains potassium nitrate, which can help relieve sensitivity in just a few weeks by filling the many microscopic channels that connect your tooth's nerve center to the exterior of the enamel.

Out of that drive for answers came the idea for Scherf's 12 - year - old company, PrioHealth, and a program called MeMoves, which uses music, patterns and movement to help teach children and adults like Rowan to calm their nerves and make connections.

That's when the unusual numbness in her hand began, which she — and her doctor — at first mistook for a pinched nerve.

Being nice, the researchers theorize, unsurprisingly causes others to be nice in return, which offers the shy positive social experiences that help to build their confidence and calm their nerves.

They send a high level of electrical impulses from peripheral nerve endings to the brain, which could produce an anti-depressant effect.

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

For one, it would give them three specific biological markers to hone in on: The buildup of beta amyloid and tau proteins, which cause brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's, and brain nerve cell death.

Nerve cells in our brains control our circadian rhythms, which influences sleep - wake cycles, hormone release, emotions and energy levels.