(Phys.org) —Sustained-release formulations that release drugs over longer periods of time are not the final step in the evolution of "intelligent" drug delivery systems. Modern pharmaceuticals are being designed to be released ...
Materials Science
Sep 16, 2013
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Chili peppers contain an activator of heat-sensitive pain receptors. An LMU team has now converted an antagonist to the compound into a light-sensitive regulator of such receptors that can differentially modulate the effects ...
Biochemistry
Jul 25, 2013
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While our "body clock" regulates our 24 hour daily routine, a woman's menstrual cycle follows a 30 day rhythm. Many marine animals, such as the worm Platynereis, synchronize their reproduction rhythm with the lunar cycle. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 4, 2013
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Does your salad know what time it is? It may be healthier for you if it does, according to new research from Rice University and the University of California at Davis.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 20, 2013
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Our internal circadian clock regulates daily life processes and is synchronized by external cues, the so-called Zeitgebers. The main cue is the light-dark cycle, whose strength is largely reduced in extreme habitats such ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 19, 2013
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(Phys.org) —An international team of researchers working in Germany has found that blackbirds that live in the city tend to have different circadian rhythm cycles than do blackbirds that live in a nearby forest. In their ...
Three scientists whose groundbreaking studies using fruit flies helped to uncover the workings of the human biological clock were Tuesday named the winners of the $1 million Shaw Prize.
Cell & Microbiology
May 28, 2013
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Every cell of our body is separated from its environment by a lipid bilayer. In order to maintain their biological function and to transduce signals, special proteins, so called ion channels, are embedded in the membrane. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2013
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Glowing bacteria in the tiny Hawaiian bobtail squid may shed new light on the role bacteria play in the human body to synchronize daily tasks such as sleeping and eating, and keeping the immune system healthy, research at ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 23, 2013
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Circadian rhythms keep time for all living things, from regulating when plants open their flowers to foiling people when they try to beat jet lag. Day-night cycles are controlled through ancient biological mechanisms, evolutionarily ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 11, 2013
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