UF scientist: 'Brain' in a dish acts as autopilot, living computer
...xperimental "brain" interacts with an F-22 fighter jet flight simulator through a specially designed plate called a multi-electrode array and a common desktop computer. "It's essentially a dish with 60 electrodes arranged in a grid at the bottom," DeMarse said. "Over that we put the living cortical neu...NYU biologists find new function for pacemaker neurons
...used to treat problems such as sleep disorders and jet lag. The researchers examined the role that pacema...at problems in people, such as sleep disorders and jet lag....What does an airline traveler have in common with a glowing fish?
...rn Recognition, the protagonist posits a theory of jet lag: "Souls can't move that quickly, and are left ...ual speed limit, but it is generally accepted that jet lag actually results from the upset of the body's circadian clock, a biochemical pacemaker that dict...The circadian clock: Understanding nature's timepiece
...that could reset your circadian clock to eliminate jet lag, but this new perspective in how the cells are organized definitely improves our understanding." For every hour of time change a person experiences it takes about a day to fully adjust. Workers on rotating shifts are constantly struggling to adap...Octopuses occasionally stroll around on two arms, UC Berkeley biologists report
...than they can crawl, but probably slower than they jet around. The other type of octopus, which camouflages itself as algae in tropical waters from Indonesia to Australia, looks like a sea monster scooting along the sea floor on two legs. Huffard filmed this creature off Australia's Great Barrier Reef ea...Other highlights in the April 6 JNCI
...dian clock--which happens, for example, in chronic jet lag--but the molecular mechanism is unclear. Fra...ck) or with schedules designed to simulate chronic jet lag in humans (disrupted circadian clock). They found that meal timing reversed the disrupted circad...Jet skis and quad bikes help scientists predict and monitor storm damage
Quad bikes and jet skis, as well as computer models, are being used b...t. To do this, the researchers used quad bikes and jet skis. They were then able to rush out and measure how much sand had been moved around by a storm. Th...The body's biological clock: alcohol may lead to physiological anarchy
...tion among shift workers and people suffering from jet lag. "In both cases," said Handa, "the activity of the individual and the physiological requirements for such activity are at odds with the regulatory timing cues provided by the SCN. For example, in the case of the individual working the late shif...UF researchers kill resistant bugs one bandage at a time
...t it from infections. Bacteria in a wound "is like jet fuel for these bugs," Schultz said. "Gauze is still the most commonly used dressing for wounds," he said. "But the problem with gauze is when it absorbs fluid, it forms a great avenue for bacteria and fungus to grow. This treatment actually makes the...Ecologists spawn new use for PIT tags
...n whipped around in tests of air sparger and pulse jet mixer equipment in large test tanks and scaled pro...s. Technologies under consideration included pulse jet mixers, air spargers and steady jets generated by recirculation pumps. In one test of an air sparger...Travelers can avoid jet lag by resetting their body clocks
...ounter drug melatonin -- allows travelers to avoid jet lag by resetting their circadian body clock before...r to a new time zone following rapid transmeridian jet travel. Melatonin alone has been shown to synchronize the circadian clock of the blind to the 24-ho...Light-induced hormone surge points to benefits of light therapy
...as been applied to many sleep disorders, including jet lag syndrome and shift work sleep disorder, the reseachers said. Shift work sleep disorder, which affects people who frequently rotate shifts or work at night, is often accompanied by metabolic symptoms, including hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. ...'Fish with chips' reporting from ocean top highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point
...s in near real-time. Tags show tuna are the marine jet set. A taggedbluefin tuna recorded its stunning trans-Pacificmigration three crossings in 600 days, a distance of40,000 km, greater than Earths circumference. 1st Census of Marine Life at Mid-Point: Exploring the Unknown, Assembling the Known, ...Unified physics theory explains animals' running, flying and swimming
...of Marden's suggested they analyze the function of jet engines, to determine whether they, too, followed the same principle. Although Marden said he at first dismissed the idea as ridiculous, a 2002 report by the two in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" showed that flying insects, birds a...Unique equine cataract surgery offered on routine basis
... the cataract via the anterior eye chamber using a jet of saline. The teams remove the lens using an ultrasound probe and administered an injection of intravitreal steroids to control postoperative inflammation of the eye. Professor Knottenbelt said: "This new surgery shows how effectively the latest...More evidence mammals, fruit flies share make-up on function of biological clocks
... the biological clock with changing seasons, or in jet lag-style experiments (in which light is manipulated to mimic the experience of traveling over multiple time zones) in the lab. In mammals, however, Cry assists in the 24-hour rhythmic expression of clock genes and has nothing to do with re-setting t...Research leads to healthful strategies for re-setting the body's clock
... news for people who work swing shifts, experience jet lag or take anti-depressants. Glass, known internationally as the first researcher to measure serotonin release from the brain's biological clock region, has become the first to extract, identify and measure a neuropeptide crucial to the regulation ...Some like it hot: Worms at deep-sea vents favor a fiery 45-55C
...es, water will not boil, so deep-sea thermal vents jet out water that remains liquid at temperatures of up to 350 degrees Celsius (662 degrees Fahrenheit). Because the surrounding seawater is barely above freezing, a steep and variable temperature gradient exists around the thermal vents, making it diffi...A surprise about our body clock
...nge their approach to designing new drugs to treat jet lag, insomnia, some forms of depression, sleep problems in shift workers and other circadian rhythm disorders, according to researchers at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The study whi......cadian component," Schibler said. "People think of jet lag as a sleep disturbance, when that may be the least of the problem," he added. "All of your organs--from the gastrointestinal system to liver enzymes, for example--depend on clocks." Circadian rhythms control rest-activity cycles, heartbeat freq...