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A man who lost both of his arms in an accident

...Sullivan first underwent surgery to graft existing nerve endings from his shoulder onto the pectoral muscle...on the graft can now pick up any thought-generated nerve impulses to the now-absent limb and transmit those to the mechanical prosthesis, controlling the mov...

Pill might be able to reduce the damage loud noise does to your hearing

...the mechanical energy of incoming sound waves into nerve messages to the brain. As hair cells die off, hearing erodes permanently. So it makes sense to try to build up the ear's antioxidant defenses as a preventive step, and as a fast treatment after noise exposure. Antioxidants should work best if given ...

An Exploration into Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetics

...ses short-term release of nitric oxide (NO) at the nerve endings in the penis. This initial release of NO causes rapid and short-term increases in penile blood flow and short-term relaxation of the penile smooth muscle, initiating an erection. The resulting expansion of penile blood vessels and smooth-mu...

World’s First Nerve Stem Cells Produced

The World’s First pure nerve stem cells were produced from Human embryonic stem...can be used to produce the required cell type. The nerve stem cells help to build the brain and the Central nervous system. // The new nerve stem cells can ...

Learning process to be regulated by altering brain protein

... the NMDA receptor is embedded in the gaps between nerve cells - where it is involved in receiving signals from other nerve cells. Apoer2 is another receptor, which is associated with the NMDA receptor. When reelin encounter...

Be Wary Of Heavy Metal Poisoning From Ayurvedic Medicines

...rmalities, liver damage, anaemia and reduced motor nerve function while lead poisoning can cause weight los...s, insomnia, memory loss, slowed sensory and motor nerve function, and reduced mental function. This is not the first time that there has been concern over...

Reaction To ADHD Medication May Be Genetic By Nature

...ate. The transporter gene encodes a protein on the nerve cell membrane that helps to clear the neurotransmitter dopamine from the nerve junction. The researchers had first reported an association of this gene with ADHD 10 years ago. In...

How balanced are you? Need Help!!!

...nformation that the brain normally receives from a nerve in the inner ear. The study, which, included nine people with balance disorders and normal controls revealed significant improvement in the stability status with usage of the device. The audio feedback from the device was seen to reduce a person's ...

Will you be willing to patch up your vertebrae with cement?

...y be shoring up the spine or merely destroying the nerve endings that transmit pain. Perhaps the treatment might also have a placebo effect in providing symptomatic relief. The procedure has been regarded to be harmful in the long run because of the increased possibility of adjacent vertebral fractures. ...

Children With Epilepsy Can Be Treated With Nerve Stimulation

...ents might be treated with implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) with significantly better results..., the FDA had approved the implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) in patients older than 12 to help control or reduce the seizures that occur because...

An Under Estimation Of The Radiation Hazard With The Use Of Mobile Phones

...ma - slow growing, benign tumors which grow in the nerve connecting the ear and inner ear to the brain - and 3,553 people who did not have the disease. No link has been established between acoustic neuroma and the number of years mobiles had been used, the time since first use, the total hours of use, or t...

Stem Cells, Tumor Cells Share Similar Properties: Scope For Treatment and Prevention?

...ore the cell division. For example, when primary nerve cell called the neuroblast was genetically disturbed, tumor cells rather than normal nerve cells were subsequently produced. When these altered cells were transplanted into flies, the results...

Women With Anorexia Have Altered Brain Activity

...a brain chemical involved in communication between nerve cells) may contribute to the appetite alteration in anorexia nervosa as well as playing a role in anxious, obsession behaviors and extremes of impulse control. Researchers from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, had compared the activity ...

Encephalitis Survivors Face The Risk Of Becoming Disabled

...hpur Medical College in eastern Uttar Pradesh, the nerve centre of treatment of the brain fever that has killed 620 people in the state since the end of July. And that is just the official figure. Unofficial tolls put the number of dead as much higher, with some doctors being reported as saying that thous...

Patients Of MS Are Not At Risk From The Interferon Treatment

...rsisting black holes reflect areas of irreversible nerve fiber loss and permanent damage. Black holes of shorter duration are believed to reflect the presence of short-term swelling. Shortening the duration of black holes, the authors suggest, may prevent the formation of permanent detrimental lesions, ult...

Can Green Tea Prevent Alzheimer's?

...can accumulate abnormally in the brain and lead to nerve damage and memory loss. This reduction in beta-amyloid was observed both in cell cultures and a mouse model for Alzheimer’s disease. EGCG appears to block the initial process by which the Alzheimer’s-related protein is formed in brain cells. After t...

Wrinkle reduction cream has offered insights into working of nervous system

...t role in helping understand communication between nerve cells. The research is exploring basic nerve cell function, minute changes that underlie memory and learning, and possible causes of nerve diseas...

Cell molecules behind neuro degenerative diseases

...ease, share an abnormal deposit of proteins inside nerve cells. This deposition of protein results from a k...entists are uncertain if protein deposition causes nerve cells to deteriorate and die. However, studies show that the greater the number of glutamine repeats...

Molecule Behind Multiple Sclerosis Discovered

...roduce the protective myelin sheath coating around nerve cells. The findings offer one possible mechanism responsible for demyelinating disorders, such as TM and MS, and may aid in the development of effective therapies against these disorders, the researchers say. The researchers began investigating the ...

Genetical Screening Can Detect Early Signs Of Multiple Sclerosis

...bjects. In multiple sclerosis, depending on which nerve fibers are hindered, patients can experience problems ranging from weakness and clumsiness to numbness, visual disturbances, and even emotional and intellectual alterations. In some patients, MS manifests itself in cycles of relapse and remission and...

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