Without its chaperones, the amyloid protein settles in the brain and eventually clusters into plaques.
Prof Bullmore expects to see changes in the brain's wiring that gradually bring impulsive behaviour under control.
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In anxiety, too much environmental stimuli registers in the brain as important and thus becomes overwhelming.
The condition involves a kind of tangle in the brain called an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM.
It is based on a chemical in the brain that prevents injured neurons from dying.
Many of the visitors have been active in the brain trust of the Summit Series.
It is thought the cholesterol frees up a "traffic jam" inside cells in the brain.
Inhaling tobacco actually increases the number of receptors in the brain that crave nicotine.
Patients were at higher risk for a vasogenic edema, a buildup of fluid in the brain.
The pictures revealed, as we all knew, that nothing was awry in the brain or spine.
Until recently it was thought that melatonin acted only through the pituitary gland in the brain.
Cytokines like interleukin-1 are not always harmful, but they can interact with chemicals in the brain.
The conductor in our heads lives in the brain's frontal lobes, basically above our eyes.
According to Sanofi's Ellison, the medicine blocks a receptor in the brain involved in stimulating appetite.
Parkinson's results when cells in the brain that create a chemical called dopamine die.
This DART-6 chip technology is implanted in the brain of your character, Miles Kilo.
This allows the team to mimic the behavior of ion channels in the brain.
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But studies using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) can show what's happening in the brain.
The outbreak is of fungal meningitis, an inflammation in the brain or central nervous system.
In the case of MS, it appears that the virus is hiding in the brain.
The people involved in the brain infarcts study are a subset of that original group.
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Apart from specialised nerve cells, there is a lot of anatomical specialisation in the brain itself.
Dopamine cells, for example, are involved in the brain's reward systems, generating feelings of pleasure.
Laughter also raises the level of serotonin in the brain and in addition, produces endorphins.
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This parallel failure of visual and auditory systems is seen elsewhere in the brain.
Serotonin is a chemical released in the brain that can affect mood and behavior.
Studies show surprise triggers the release of adrenaline in the brain that heightens memory formation.
It is associated with particular variants of receptor molecules for neurotransmitters in the brain.
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All of the drugs worked through different neurotransmitters in the brain to suppress appetite.
Neuro-imaging shows that this deception stimulates the production of naturally occurring painkilling chemicals in the brain.
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