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BDNF And Stroke Recovery

BDNF And Stroke Recovery

by Tara Tobias | Dec 11, 2022 | General Health and Fitness, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke

Stroke can cause long lasting disability due to nerve cell (neurons) death greatly impacting someone’s overall quality of life. The neuron death can cause problems with mobility, balance, sensation, speech, vision, cognition (thinking), comprehension (understanding),...
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Brain Health

Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Brain Health

by Tara Tobias | Dec 9, 2022 | General Health and Fitness, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein that aids in cell function and promotes the growth of new nerve cells (neurogenesis). Studies have shown that BDNF plays a critical role in neuroplasticity (the brains ability to build new nerve connections) and...
Neuroinflammation: Implications in Brain Health and Disease

Neuroinflammation: Implications in Brain Health and Disease

by Tara Tobias | Dec 5, 2022 | General Health and Fitness, Multiple Sclerosis

Neuroinflammation is a broad term that is characterized by an immune response in the central nervous system (CNS) – the brain and spinal cord.  This abnormal immune response is initiated by cues including infection, bacteria, brain injury, toxins and...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis

by Tara Tobias | Dec 2, 2022 | General Health and Fitness, Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis, also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by damage to the white matter in the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system.  The mitochondria are implicated in MS disease progression. With that said,...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Type 2 Diabetes

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Type 2 Diabetes

by Tara Tobias | Nov 29, 2022 | General Health and Fitness, Stroke

Type 2 diabetes is a disease where glucose in the blood becomes elevated due to the inability of the body to use insulin effectively to drive glucose (main source of energy) into the cells. When this occurs, excess glucose remains in the blood (called hyperglycemia)...
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