Science news articles about 'functional abnormalities'

... lead author of the study, said the research uncovers and locates areas of the brain that function abnormally. Recent studies had shown evidence of chemical abnormalities and shrinkage of white matter ...

... half the amount of Dicer, you still had a normal animal. In the retina, there were functional abnormalities. This is the first indication that the dose of Dicer is important for normal retinal health ...

... testing, while an impaired increase, absence or even decrease in flow indicated a functional abnormality of the coronary endothelium," said Dr. Schindler. "Given that preventive medical treatment of ...

... of the carotid with intravascular ultrasound, coronary artery calcifications with MDCT and functional abnormalities of the coronary circulation with PET have all been shown to identify the initiation ...

... , a mutated protein, known as p53, is present. Previous research has indicated that when p53 is functionally abnormal, tumor cells are prolific and develop quickly. PRIMA-1, a small molecular drug, ...

... are called ureters. Normally, urine flows down the ureters to the bladder. VUR is the most common functional abnormality of the urinary tract in children. It is found in 30 percent to 50 percent of ...

... the arteries and veins. PAD is a complex, very diffuse disease, which often involves functional abnormalities in the microcirculation system, the tiniest small vessels that go into muscle, bone, skin ...

... was the result of depression rather than symptoms of a disorder. "Interestingly, we found that these functional abnormalities were independent of anxiety and depression status," Guedj said. According ...

... of breast cancer cases, mutated p53 is present. Previous research has indicated that when p53 is functionally abnormal, tumor cells are prolific and develop quickly. PRIMA-1 targets and returns normal ...

... genes. The MECP2 mutation causes the regulatory mechanism to fail, which in turn causes other genes to function abnormally. Rett is a genetic disorder of developmental arrest or failure of brain ...

... in autism that contributes to social impairment. These results help refine our understanding of functional abnormalities in autism and are a new way of thinking about social dysfunction in autism," ...

... exploring the different relaxation profile observed between female and male rat internal pudendal arteries as well as functional abnormalities in internal pudendal arteries from diabetic rats.

... disruption of spontaneous correlated activity may be a common mechanism through which brain function abnormalities manifest in a number of neurological, psychiatric or developmental conditions," he ...