In The War Against Diseases, Nerve Cells Need Their Armor
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stuart
... d the Université de Montréal have discovered an essential mechanism for the maintenance of the normal structure of myelin, the protective covering that insulates and supports nerve cells (neurons). Up until now, very little was known about myelin maintenance. This new information provides vital insight into diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) ...
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MS Related - New drug protects nerve cells from damage in mice
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stuart
... c inflammatory disease of the brain and spinal cord. Individuals with MS develop progressive neurological disability, and this is thought to be caused by degradation of the nerve cells.It is therefore hoped that treatments that protect nerve cells might help individuals with the progressive form of MS. Data to support this hypothesis has now be ...
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Advanced nerve cell system could help cure diabetic neuropathy, related diseases
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stuart
... and enable discovery and testing of new drug therapies.Nerve malfunctions, or neuropathies, involve a breakdown in the way the brain sends and receives electric signals along nerve cells. In mammals, these signals are able to travel long distances because of breaks in their myelin insulation called nodes of Ranvier, each of which chemically boosts ...
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His research did suggest how nerve cells lose their electrically insulating layers of myelin
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stuart
... tanding of the conduction of electrical impulses in peripheral nerves — particularly nerves in the face, arms, legs and torso.In his studies of electrical conduction within nerve cells in the early 1970s, Ritchie used saxitoxin, a powerful poison derived from shellfish that kills by causing respiratory failure. It had been developed by the CIA ...
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San Francisco Disc Herniation patients get educated on the relationship between Healthy Nerves and...
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Eben D.
... Two cells that sit within each others fields create an electrical network. Changes in one cell's electrical field affect what goes on in the other cell, and vise versa. Since nerves also create electrical fields, a cell is also influenced from far away by the brain, via the nervous system. Electrical patterns may be precise and clear, or they may b ...
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The Narrative in the Neurons
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Wray Herbert
Frank and Joe Hardy clutched the grips of their motorcycles and stared in horror at the oncoming car. It was careening from side to side on the narrow road. “He’ll hit us! We’d better climb this hillside—and fast!” Frank exclaimed, as the boys brought their motorcycles to a screeching halt and leaped off. “On the double!” Joe cried out as they st ...
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Broken Mirror Neurons
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Ginger T.
'Copying' nerves broken in autismBBC News Abnormal activity in neurons that help individuals imitate others may underlie some of the social deficits found in autism, US researchers beli ...
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Mirror neurons background
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JohnL
In Scientific American, Daniel Lametti wrote an article providing background research on mirror neurons and implications for future research. The article, “Mirroring Behavior: How mirror neurons let us interact with others,” only has a few words about Autism and mirror neurons. However, readers of EBD Blog who are new to the topic and who want [... ...
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Mercury Damaging a Neuron
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Pat S.
Ginger from Adventures in Autism links to a very interesting video of mercury damaging a neuron. (I assume she found this on IAOMT.org ) The video is only about 5 minutes long. Make sure you watch until at least the 2:37 mark.How Mercury Causes Brain Neuron Degeneration from the University of Calgary and Dr. Fritz Lorscheider.
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