Polymers promote nerve regeneration
... and the blind to see, has been proven to work for peripheral nerve regeneration in laboratory rats. Nerve cells...is another matter. CNS cells grow differently than peripheral nerves, presenting special problems. Oligodendrocytes, the connective tissue of the CNS, can actuall...Genetically engineered mice offer hope for isolating beta cells and treatment of type 2 diabetes
...ype 2 DM is characterized by insulin resistance in peripheral tissues as well as a defect in insulin secretion by beta cells. Insulin regulates carbohydrate metabolism by diminishing the rapid transport of glucose and amino acids from the circulation into muscle and other tissue cells, by promoting the storage ...From da Vinci to Monet: Understanding how artists can manipulate the human visual system
...reflecting mediums, as well as between central and peripheral vision. For example, in a recent trip to Paris, Li...w spatial frequencies, and so is seen best by your peripheral vision," according to Livingstone. da Vinci used the shadows from her cheekbones to accentuate the M...Discovery may lead to first medical treatment for Celiac disease
...llitus, hypothyroidism, osteoporosis, seizures and peripheral neuropathy. About Zengen, Inc Zengen, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative products to treat and prevent infection and inflammation through application of its proprietary peptide te...First molecule discovered that directs nerve cells to connect with each other
...ct synapse formation may also help in treatment of peripheral nerve damage, which requires nerves to reconnect with precisely the right partner from among many in their immediate environment. Scientists think that each neuron in a developing animal is destined to a particular behavioral task, and the synaptic c...JCI Table of Contents, March 14, 2003
...ultiple-lineage and repopulation potential intothe peripheral blood, suggesting that collection of these progenitors couldyield a source of autologous cells suitable for genetic manipulation andsubsequent transplantation. CONTACT: Catherine M. Verfaillie University of Minnesota MMC 716 420 Delaware Street SE ...Why does caffeine delay exercise-induced fatigue?
...bution of caffeine at the central (behavioral) and peripheral (metabolic) levels awaits further research. The researchers argue that some interaction at both levels is likely....New study clarifies connection of brain and heart failure
...vous system (ANS). The ANS is one component of the peripheral nervous system that controls many organs and muscl...eatments for heart failure specifically target the peripheral manifestations of neurohumoral (nerve transmission) activation. Yet the understanding of the mechani...APOE genotype identified as risk factor for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
...he APOE gene. "Interventions that prevent diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and its complications have been i...ately 50 percent of patients with diabetes develop peripheral neuropathy in their lifetimes. Diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy are at increased risk fo...VEGF gene transfer fails to help peripheral arterial disease patients
...lled therapeutic angiogenesis, in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. Rajagopalan, a member of...proaches and progenitor cells in both coronary and peripheral artery disease. Many effective drugs and surgical techniques have been developed for blocked heart ...In a noisy world, how can the senses project and receive information at the same time?
...s. Many animals reduce the responsiveness of their peripheral auditory system during sound production, but crickets do not. Despite this, behavioral experiments have shown that singing crickets can respond to external sounds. A modulation in the sensitivity to reafferent (self-generated) stimulation by central...B-vitamins prove effective in relieving chronic pain
...hen activated, they transmit pain signals (via the peripheral nerves as well as the spinal cord) to the brain. ... that is result of an injury or malfunction in the peripheral or central nervous system. The pain is often triggered by an injury, but this injury may or may not ...New research establishes genetic associations in hepatitis C
...e initially exposed to infected hepatocytes in the peripheral area. Thus, these areas could be sites of the initial processes of the immune response in chronic hepatitis C. The pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus associated liver injury involves many genes from multiple pathogenic pathways. Blockade of CC-chemoki...Location of ulcerations in diabetic patients may be explained by blood flow
...n poor glycemic control, poor microcirculation and peripheral neuropathy continues to cause insensate feet, poor...y percent of diabetic patients have some degree of peripheral sensory neuropathy, with nerve damage increasing in incidence with the duration of disease. The most...White noise delays auditory organization in brain
...kground noise, which, while not injurious to their peripheral hearing, was loud enough to mask normal environmental sounds. They then used electrophysiological methods to gauge the organization of the auditory cortex in those animals, as well as in control animals raised in a normal auditory environment. The ma...Gene discovery may shed light on carpel tunnel syndrome and Lou Gehrig's disease
...is another piece of a jigsaw puzzle picture of how peripheral nerve diseases and motor neuron diseases happen," ...atory studies hereditary motor neuron diseases and peripheral neuropathies. "It provides a more complete view of the mechanism of these diseases. This will hope...Gene therapy may be a cure for post-radical prostatectomy erectile dysfunction
...rience ED after the procedure due to injury to the peripheral nerves, including the cavernous nerve, located clo... using muscle derived stem cells to regenerate the peripheral nerves often damaged by radical prostatectomy. This study is published in abstract 1256 of the AUA ...Immune cells may help deliver cancer vaccines for children
...aid Dr. Grupp. Neuroblastoma, a solid tumor of the peripheral nervous system, accounts for 10 percent of all childhood cancers. It is a major research focus of the Oncology Program at Children's Hospital, one of the largest pediatric cancer programs in the United States....Nitric oxide has important role in fever regulation, new study says
...uronal cells in the spinal cord, brain, kidney and peripheral nervous system where it works as a cellular messenger. A third enzyme, inducible nitric oxide synthase, is induced by inflammatory agents of the immune system and can be found throughout the body. It may turn out that 'inducible' is a misnomer, becau...DNA arrays diagnose, predict survival for Sezary syndrome cancer patients
...agnosed. Once CTCL progresses from the skin to the peripheral blood, it becomes a more serious health threat. Patients with the skin-associated form of the disease can expect to live 10 to 15 years or longer, according to Showe, while the mean survival for Sezary syndrome patients is about three years. Between ...