Discovery: Experiments Confirm Novel Eye Pigment Controls Circadian Rhythm
...ircadian rhythm, the 24-hour biological timer that regulates numerousbodily functions, Sancar said. Those processes -- synchronized to light and darkby light at dawn -- range from body temperature and blood pressure regulation tointellectual performance, sleep and wakefulness. A report on the findings ...Compound In Meat Prevents Diabetes, Study Suggests
...ans additional animal studies to determine how CLA regulates glucose metabolism. "Our next step will be to see if the weight loss is real and sustained over time, and the second thing will be investigating whether CLA just delays the onset of diabetes for a time or if it actually prevents it from ever occurrin...NIH Honors Emory Researcher With Merit Award For Work On Renin-Angiotensin System
...tes the adrenal cortex to secretaldosterone, which regulates the body's electrolyte and water balance bypromoting the retention of sodium (and therefore of water) and the excretion ofpotassium. The retention of water induces an increase in plasma volume and thusan increase in blood pressure. To further...Duke Study Suggests New Class Of Drugs Could Bypass Leptin Loop
... Leptin was identified last year as a protein that regulates body weightvia appetite suppression. But the compl...eurons in the hypothalamus, a brain structure that regulates food intake and metabolism,among other functions. When leptin binds with receptors on these neurons,...