as well as somewhat complementary in function. By means of neural signals and blood-borne substances, the two systems integrate the activities of body parts, protect them in numerous ways, enhance their performances in effort or exercise, promote their growth and maintain their healthy tone and vi...
Complement signalling can both protect against and aggravateneurological disease. • Complement dysregulation contributes toneurodevelopmentandneurodegenerative disorders. Abstract The complement cascade is an important arm of the immune system that plays a key role in protecting the central nervous system (...
Taking care of yourself in general will also help your nervous system. Get plenty of sleep. Don't smoke. Find ways to relax. Exercise has an anti-aging effect on the brain and can protect against memory loss. Eat well, with lots of veggies, fruits, and omega-3s; cut back on carbs,...
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including ischemic stroke, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), are the second leading cause of mortality worldwide (Feigin et al.2019; Megur et al.2020; Eyileten et ...
Researchers at theUniversity of California San Diego School of Medicinehave conducted an investigation that provides new insights into the causes of spina bifida, the most common structural disorder of the human nervous system. Work of the group, led by Keng Ioi Vong, Ph.D., and San...
While there are lifestyle habits you can implement to retain optimal brain health and cognition with aging, there are several age-related or chronic conditions that can also have a profound effect on the nervous system. These disorders have an array of causes—genetic, lifestyle, environmental, ...
It is in this space that the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord passes to cushion, support, protect, and provide nourishment to the brain and spinal cord—the CSF. The innermost layer is called the pia mater and is tightly adherent to the spinal cord and also to the...
removal of amyloid peptides from the brain and so protect against Alzheimer's disease. Knowledge of the functions of FcRs in the nervous system in health and disease is leading to novel preventative and therapeutic strategies for stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurological disorders.doi...
Consequently, the therapeutical strategies of neuroprotection currently have the aim to prevent neuronal death and protect against neurodegeneration and neurotoxins. The main diseases where research was done and neuroprotective therapy has been investigated or used are: cerebrovascular disorders (infarction or...
Changes in the NMP level and possibly activity greatly impact SNAPP production and activity dependent neuronal signaling critical for nervous system function. The present inventors used their developed protocols and reagents to determine whether the NMP was disrupted in various neurodegenerative disorders. ...