News tagged with homeostasis
The epigenetic influence of the father
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) shed light on the highly debated question whether fathers transmit epigenetic information to their offspring. ...
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May 28, 2010 |
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Sleep: Spring cleaning for the brain?
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever been sleep-deprived, you know the feeling that your brain is full of wool.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Suppressing activity of common intestinal bacteria reduces tumor growth
A team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers has discovered that common intestinal bacteria appear to promote tumor growths in genetically susceptible mice, but that tumorigenesis can be suppressed ...
May 09, 2010 |
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Nature study shows common lab dye is a wonder drug -- for worms
Basic Yellow 1, a dye used in neuroscience laboratories around the world to detect damaged protein in Alzheimer's disease, is a wonder drug for nematode worms. In a study appearing in the March 30, online edition of Nature, the dy ...
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Mar 30, 2011 |
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First human gene implicated in regulating length of human sleep
Scientists have discovered the first gene involved in regulating the optimal length of human sleep, offering a window into a key aspect of slumber, an enigmatic phenomenon that is critical to human physical and mental health.
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Common herbicides and fibrates block nutrient-sensing receptor found in gut and pancreas
According to new research from the Monell Center and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, certain common herbicides and lipid-lowering fibrate drugs act in humans to block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing taste receptor also present ...
Oct 09, 2009 |
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New pathway discovered in cellular cholesterol regulation
Researchers at two laboratories at NYU Langone Medical Center have collaborated to identify a tiny micro-RNA, miR-33, that regulates key genes involved in cellular cholesterol transport. The study, published online May 13, ...
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May 13, 2010 |
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Reshaping the gut microbiome could herald new treatments for bowel diseases
Home to a diverse range of microorganisms, a healthy human body contains at least tenfold more bacteria cells than human cells. The most abundant and diverse microbial community resides in the intestine, and changes to the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Realistic simulation of ion flux through membrane sheds light on antibiotic resistance
As the gatekeepers of ion flow through cell membranes, ion channels are of key interest in numerous cellular processes. Now, a new study describes an innovative new computational model that realistically simulates the complex ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Latest epidemic? High cholesterol, obesity in fruit flies
How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do - by eating a diet that's too rich in fats.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Homeostasis
Homeostasis (from Greek: ὅμοιος, hómoios, "similar" and στάσις, stásis, "standing still";) is the property of a system that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition of properties like temperature or pH. It can be either an open or closed system.
It was defined by Claude Bernard and later by Walter Bradford Cannon in 1926, 1929 and 1932)
Typically used to refer to a living organism, the concept came from that of milieu interieur that was created by Claude Bernard and published in 1865. Multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustment and regulation mechanisms make homeostasis possible.
For more information about Homeostasis, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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