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Neuroendocrinology
Neuroendocrinology is the study of the extensive interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system, including the biological features of the cells that participate, and how they functionally communicate. Neuroendocrinology arose from the recognition that the brain, especially the hypothalamus, controls secretion of pituitary gland hormones, and has subsequently expanded to investigate numerous interconnections of the endocrine and nervous systems.
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Light dependency underlies beneficial jetlag in racehorses
A new study has shown that racehorses are extremely sensitive to changes in daily light and, contrary to humans, can adapt very quickly to sudden shifts in the 24-hour light-dark cycle, such as those resulting from a transmeridian ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Acute stress leaves epigenetic marks on the hippocampus
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are learning that the dynamic regulation of genes -- as much as the genes themselves -- shapes the fate of organisms. Now the discovery of a new epigenetic mechanism regulating genes in the brain ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 24, 2009 |
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You must remember this: Scientists develop nasal spray that improves memory
Good news for procrastinating students: a nasal spray developed by a team of German scientists promises to give late night cram sessions a major boost, if a good night's sleep follows. In a research report featured as the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Fungus farming ant genome reveals insight into adaptation of social behavior
The development of agriculture was a significant event in human cultural evolution, but we are not the only organisms to have adopted an agricultural way of life. In a study published online today in Genome Re ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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'Round-the-clock' lifestyle can disrupt metabolism, brain and behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- In Civilization and Its Discontents, Sigmund Freud argued that modern society was hard on human psychology, forcing people to get along in unnaturally close quarters. Now newly published resear ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 21, 2011 |
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One group of enzymes could have a positive impact on health, from cholesterol to osteoporosis
Recent studies conducted at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) on a group of PCSK enzymes could have a positive impact on health, from cholesterol to osteoporosis. A team led by Dr. Nabil G. Seidah, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Brain changes in adolescent males shown in new research
Every parent knows that teenagers, who undergo changes in hormones during puberty, are often fraught with drama.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Exposure to early evening sunlight in spring creates teenage night owls
In the spring, later sunset and extended daylight exposure delay bedtimes in teenagers, according to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center (LRC).
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Jul 26, 2010 |
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Research identifies gene that changes the brain's response to stress
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brains change. They change throughout life, responding to developmental but also environmental cues, like stress. Scientists know of several important proteins that play a role in what brains ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Lack of morning light keeping teenagers up at night
The first field study on the impact of light on teenagers' sleeping habits finds that insufficient daily morning light exposure contributes to teenagers not getting enough sleep.
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Research identifies gene with likely role in premenstrual disorder
Scientists have identified a gene they say is a strong candidate for involvement in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other maladies associated with the natural flux in hormones during the menstrual cycle. In a paper ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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First evidence that the brain’s native dendritic cells can muster an immune response
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since their initial discovery in 1973, dendritic cells, the sentinels of the immune system, have turned up in a number of places other than the immune organs. They stand guard in the heart, ...
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Jan 22, 2010 |
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New virus is not linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(PhysOrg.com) -- New UK research, published today in PLoS ONE, has not reproduced previous findings that suggested Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may be linked to a recently discovered virus. The authors of the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 06, 2010 |
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