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Researchers explore how age and sex influence our body clocks
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The human body runs on a finely tuned clock synchronized to the 24-hour cycle of Earth's rotation, known as the circadian clock, which controls various physiological processes such as the sleep-wake cycle, hormone production, and metabolism.
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New study explores circadian clock of fruit fly
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The higher the temperatures, the faster physiological processes are. However, there is an exception: the so-called circadian clock, which regulates the sleep-wake cycle in organisms.
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Scientists discover new kind of synapse in neurons' tiny hairs
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new kind of synapse in the tiny hairs on the surface of neurons. The commonly overlooked protrusions called primary cilia contain special junctions that act as a shortcut for sending signals quickly and directly to the cell's n
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Study finds how the timing of dinner and genetics affect individuals' bloo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], January 26 (ANI): We live in a day and age where very young children also get diagnosed with diabetes, despite being perfectly healthy. Blood sugar control, which is impaired in people with diabetes, is affected by factors like timing of meals relative to sleep and levels
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Cell connections may impact your biological cycle
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Aug 28 (ANI): One is familiar with the disturbance in the circadian rhythm or the 24-hour biological cycle, which manages nearly all aspects of metabolism, from sleep-wake cycles to body temperature to digestion. Every cell in the body has a circadian clock, but researc
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