
What are the parts of the nervous system? - NICHD
Aug 9, 2018 · The nervous system has two main parts: The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system is made up of nerves that branch off …
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and …
Aug 9, 2018 · The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system is made up of nerves that branch off from the spinal cord and extend to all …
What does the nervous system do? | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice …
The nervous system plays a role in nearly every aspect of our health and well-being. It guides everyday activities such as waking up; automatic activities such as breathing; and complex …
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and …
Jun 4, 2012 · Precocious puberty can be divided into two categories, depending on where in the body the abnormality occurs— central precocious puberty and peripheral precocious puberty.
If phenylketonuria (PKU) is not treated, what problems occur?
Dec 21, 2023 · Children and adults who do not receive treatment for PKU may develop a variety of symptoms. Children with PKU who are not treated may develop symptoms including …
What causes amenorrhea? | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy …
May 31, 2016 · Primary amenorrhea (failure of menses to occur by age 16) can result from two main causes: Chromosomal or genetic abnormalities can cause the ovaries to stop functioning …
Science Update: Gene therapy for rare neurodegenerative disease …
Apr 19, 2023 · Prior studies have suggested that AAV9, a non-disease-causing virus, serves as a safe and effective vector for gene therapies targeting the central nervous system.
Future work will entail implementing this methodology in vivo to study brain white matter pathways in the central nervous system (CNS), and peripheral nerves in the PNS to extract this …
A small, observational study by scientists at the NICHD and the University of Chile found significant damage in the peripheral nervous system of infants whose mothers drank large …
Not only is MPZ the most abundant myelin protein in the peripheral nervous system, but the overproduction or underproduction of MPZ and PMP22 accounts for the majority of inherited …