Science news articles about 'nerve pathways'

... The DTI scans of patients with writer's cramp revealed areas of abnormalities in the white matter of nerve pathways connecting the main sensorimotor cortex to brain areas below the cortex, such as ...

... worsen and expand arthritis. In addition, researchers found that nerve pathways carrying pain signals transfer ... Past studies had shown astrocytes, non-nerve cells (glia) in the central nervous system ...

... and plasticity of other nerve cells. (Studies suggest that developmental abnormalities in nerve pathways that control the cardiovascular and respiratory system may result in SIDS). Balkowiec and her ...

... and salts into the urine, causing blood volume — and hence pressure — to fall. But special nerve pathways mean the brain can also regulate urine production and hence influence blood pressure. So ...

... factors for their own growth and spread through the nerve pathways and blood vessels to the rest of the organism. ... of nerve cells and tumor growth were reduced. Further research must now show whether ...

... vivid result, the researchers grafted GFP-modified nerve cells onto the part of the embryo known to ... adults revealed the GFP cells stretched only along nerve pathways -- like glowing green strings ...

... ’s disease) could help in this new context. There is existing evidence to show that certain nerve pathways in the brain are important in learning movement skills. The drug works by enhancing the ...

... t guarantee release. For example, it becomes more likely that a neurotransmitter will be released in a nerve pathway that is used a lot." Neurotransmitters are small molecules that are released from ...