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Glial Cells, Neurons, Astrocytes and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Glial cells in the nervous system affect the activity of neurons. Problems with astrocytes, a type of glial cell, play a role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

11 comments    stem cells als neurotransmitters
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How To Treat Motor Neuron Disease Also Called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

The germ theory of disease that has been used in looking into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been unable to come up with definite counters. The free radical theories of disease that includes chelation and stem cell therapies offers brighter hopes of relief from ALS. It's like the case of tuberculosis that had plagued mankind a long time until Robert Koch came up with a vaccine.

6 comments    free radicals
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Your Second Brain is in your Heart - Believe Your Emotions

A second brain in the heart is now much more than a hypothesis. Today new science is testing the theory that the heart is involved in our feelings, that it is intelligent and that it sometimes can lead the brain in our interpretation of the world around us.

28 comments    heart medicine memories
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What is a neuron

The basic building blocks of the nervous system are called nerve cells, or neurons. A neuron can be defined as a cell that processes information and transmits information by means of electrochemical impulses....

0 comments    life health neuron
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The Dual Functions of Our Eyes

We do more with our eyes than just see the world we live in. Scientists have recently discovered that our eyes also control our internal clock that is very critical for us to perform our daily activities.

5 comments    vision eyes rods and cones
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How to use 100 percent of your Brain

It's easier than you think. You are already doing it. Contrary to the popular myth that human beings use only a small percentage of their brain, let's say 10%, the truth is all of the human brain is used at one time or another. If you came here to...

15 comments    brain neurology human brain
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Psychopaths and Mirror Neurons: How Empathy Can be a Luxury

Most people tend to despise the social deviants in our society, the ones who murder, rape, destroy and manipulate others without remorse. Refusing to see them as humans, some of the supposedly most affectionate people can ironically say, equally...

0 comments    psychology morals empathy
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HYPOPITUITARISM-DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND TREATMENT (Growth Hormone deficiency and Pituitary dwarfism)

The hypothalamus modulates the activity of the pituitary gland (hypophysis) via 2 distinct routes, one to the posterior and other to the anterior pituitary. The hypothalamus is connected with the posterior...

19 comments    patients growth hormone oxytocin
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Motor Neurone Disease: Sarah's Story

The article contains a video which is shocking and disturbing and reflects the devastation that Motor Neurone Disease (MND) causes to the person diagnosed with it. This will raises more awareness as mankind will be nearing of finding a cure for this disease.

4 comments    disorder neurone motor neuron
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Neurotechnology Brain Stimulation

Neurotechnology refers to the field of technology that is used to measure and manipulate the brain's processes. Researchers have created a variety of new brain stimulation neurotechnologies that may find increasing use in the future for those who...

2 comments    health technology science
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