This article is about synapses of the nervous system. For other uses, see Synapse (disambiguation). Structure of a typical chemical synapse Postsynaptic density Voltage- gated Ca++ channel Synaptic vesicle Neurotransmitter transporter Receptor Neurotransmitter Axon terminal Synaptic cleft Dendrite In the nervous system, a synapse[1] is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal toContinue reading “Early synapse loss to Alzheimer’s disease”
Tag Archives: fetus
Lending Late Neurons a Helping Hand
First trimester health of fetus and leukemia, Leukemia inhibitory factor
This wiki info on Leukemia inhibitory factor details when this LIF cytokine is expressed: LIF is normally expressed in the trophectoderm of the developing embryo. My mother’s friend is an alcoholic and birthed a daughter who had leukemia later at 20 yrs old and a son with behavioral issues. She has survived leukemia. Her son isContinue reading “First trimester health of fetus and leukemia, Leukemia inhibitory factor”
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Alter Thyroid Levels in Pregnancy and May Affect Fetal Brain Development
A new study led by biologist R. Thomas Zoeller of the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides “the strongest evidence to date” that endocrine disrupting chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in flame retardant cloth, paint, adhesives and electrical transformers, can interfere with thyroid hormone action in pregnant women and may travel across the placentaContinue reading “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Alter Thyroid Levels in Pregnancy and May Affect Fetal Brain Development”
Allergies During Pregnancy Contribute to Changes in Brain of Offspring: Rat Study
Summary: Researchers report the amount of GABA in person’s dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is linked the ability to keep several things in mind simultaneously. Source: Ohio State University. Discovery could help explain links between maternal allergies and ADHD, autism. A new study in rats could begin to explain why allergies during pregnancy are linked to higherContinue reading “Allergies During Pregnancy Contribute to Changes in Brain of Offspring: Rat Study”
Evidence of Learning and Memory in Fetuses Six Weeks Prior to Birth
Nursery rhyme experiment reveals that by their 34th week in utero, fetuses remember. If you’ve ever been pregnant, did you have a saying you’d repeat to yourself–something about taking things one day at a time, or maybe even wishing that men could know what it’s like to carry a child? Or did you have aContinue reading “Evidence of Learning and Memory in Fetuses Six Weeks Prior to Birth”
Study Could Explain Why Some Fetuses With Different Antigens to Mother Suffer Brain Bleeds
A newly discovered bodily process in mice may explain why some human fetuses who have different antigens than their mothers suffer life-threatening brain bleeds, according to a new study. “Antigens are like the body’s national flag. They’re planted on each cell in the body and tell the immune system whether something in the body, suchContinue reading “Study Could Explain Why Some Fetuses With Different Antigens to Mother Suffer Brain Bleeds”
Disrupted Immunity in the Fetal Brain Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Summary: A new mouse study could help explain how mothers who contract CMV during pregnancy have an increased risk of their offspring developing autism and schizophrenia. Source: Weizmann Institute of Science. Weizmann Institute findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in the offspring. DisruptedContinue reading “Disrupted Immunity in the Fetal Brain Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders”
Pollution harms the heart, may increase obesity, affects the brain of growing fetus
Pollution harms the heart, may increase obesity, affects the brain of growing fetus
Digital Vision / Getty Images Bad air means bad health, but just how harmful can pollution be to your heart? And exactly how do pollutants weaken the heart? The Beijing Olympics provides a clue. Researchers reporting in the Journal of the American Medical Association provide the first evidence that even over the span of aContinue reading “Pollution harms the heart, may increase obesity, affects the brain of growing fetus”