This is the reason underlying the recommendation that women who are pregnant take a folic acid supplement. New research using rodents now suggests how folic acid might also help promote healing in injured brain and spinal cord.Karen Honey
Microglia, immune cells in the brain, are the central nervous system’s first and main line of defense. Their job is to protect the brain and spinal cord from pathogens and to clear away metabolic debris, such as the beta-amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Relate...
The bacteria and viruses that cause meningitis -- a disease that leads to inflammation in the brain and spinal cord -- can spread quickly through dorms and classrooms. Teens can pass these germs by sharing personal items like glasses and utensils -- and by kissing. If you find out there's...
How are brain and spinal cord protected from injuries? 02:25 What does the spinal cord protect? Text Solution What is spinal cord? Describe the structure of spinal cord. 07:14 Name the structure which protects spinal cord. 01:33 Name the part of skeleton that protects the spinal cord? 02...
In addition, a central chemoreceptor in the medulla monitors the carbon dioxide concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that surrounds the brain and spinal cord; carbon dioxide diffuses easily into the CSF from the blood. If the carbon dioxide concentration gets too high, then both types ...
Mosquitoes can pass along viruses that cause encephalitis, which is inflammation around your brain and spinal cord (The brain swelling with a serious West Nile infection is a kind ofencephalitis). Symptoms usually come on suddenly and can include headache, fever, dizziness, upset stomach, and over...
Neurological infections occur when infectious agents such as bacteria or viruses infect the structures of the nervous system such as the brain, spinal cord, or nerves. The most commonly known neurological infections include encephalitis and meningitis. In many cases, infectious agents gain access to ...
How does this compare to the distribution in the brain? Nervous System: The human nervous system consists of two parts. The central nervous system includes only the brain and the spinal cord, whereas the peripheral nervous system con...
Central nervous system comprises of brain and spinal cord and the peripheral nervous system is composed of different nerves which are outside the spinal cord. Central nervous system has a well-developed system for its protection. The brain is enclosed
Most studies in zebrafish have focused on trunk lymphatic development; however, both a complex facial lymphatic network (Astin et al., 2014, Bower et al., 2017b, Okuda et al., 2012) and an unusual population of LECs in the brain form during development. These later cells are mural cells...