News tagged with clock
Chronic drinking can disrupt circadian rhythms
Circadian rhythmicity is regulated by circadian clock genes, and animal studies have shown that chronic drinking can alter expressions in these genes. A new study has found that significantly lower levels of messenger ribonucleic ...
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Aug 24, 2010 |
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Body clock drugs could ease psychiatric disorders and jet lag
UK researchers have successfully used a drug to reset and restart the natural 24 hour body clock of mice in the lab. The ability to do this in a mammal opens up the possibility of dealing with a range of human difficulties ...
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Aug 23, 2010 |
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Can clonal plants live forever?
Despite the many cosmetic products, surgical treatments, food supplements, and drugs designed specifically to reverse the biological effects of aging in humans, long-lived aspen clones aren't so lucky. Researchers at the ...
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Fixing technical problems for a good night's sleep as kids start a new school year
Getting a good night's sleep often comes down to technique. Avoiding late-night technology use and keeping a regular sleep schedule are two important techniques to heed as kids head back to school.
Aug 11, 2010 |
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Gadgets: Truly great sound from Brick dock
Typically, when a brick and an expensive media player are combined, it's not a great combination.
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Aug 06, 2010 |
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Disrupted circadian rhythm may cause triglycerides to rise
When the circadian rhythm gets thrown off, it could come with an unexpected side effect: high triglycerides. The discovery, based on studies in mice with a "broken clock," helps to explain the normal rise and fall in triglycerides, ...
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Aug 03, 2010 |
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Breast Cancer and Body Rhythms
Could working the night shift alter a woman's body clock enough to cause breast cancer?
Aug 02, 2010 |
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LED glasses step into the light
(PhysOrg.com) -- Light therapy glasses -- spectacles that use inbuilt light emitting diodes (LEDs) to assist in resetting the body's natural clock -- are a step closer to commercial availability with the award ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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New method developed for synchronizing clocks
Maintaining the correct time is no longer just a matter of keeping your watch wound -- especially when it comes to computers, telecommunications, and other complex systems. The clocks in these devices must stay accurate to ...
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Refining a cosmic clock
Physicists will soon have a better measure of the age of our galaxy, thanks to experiments described in a trio of papers appearing in the journal Physical Review C.
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Fungi's genetic sabotage in wheat discovered
Using molecular techniques, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and collaborating scientists have shown how the subversion of a single gene in wheat by two fungal foes triggers a kind of cellular suicide in the grain crop's ...
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Disruption of circadian rhythm could lead to diabetes
Disruption of two genes that control circadian rhythms can lead to diabetes, a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found in an animal study.
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Jul 13, 2010 |
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Humans First Acquired Malaria Parasites 2.5 Million Years Ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have determined the evolutionary timeline for the microscopic parasites that cause one of the world's most widespread infectious diseases: malaria.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 09, 2010 |
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As good as an atomic clock
Australian researchers have invented a new clock that will bring atomic accuracy to your desk.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Jet Lag Sends Brain Ahead A Time Zone, Leaves Kidneys In Another
Human beings aren't built to cross time zones. After an international flight, it takes days for the body to overcome the fatigue and nausea of jet lag, the biological price of doing business in the modern ...
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Jun 26, 2010 |
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