Sentences with phrase «more chemical signals»

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That initial swoon over a new baby is more than just love; it's a series of chemicals signaling the brain to care for this helpless infant, and ultimately can help explain the survival of our species.

Studies now show that people who are sleep deprived tend to eat more fat - rich foods, simple carbohydrates, and fewer vegetables, possibly because sleep loss alters chemical signals connected to metabolism and hunger.

The new microbiota may trigger weight loss, says gastroenterologist Lee Kaplan of Massachusetts General Hospital, by sending chemical signals that cause the human host to burn more calories, which helps use up the body's fat reserves.

In principle, Soloveichik says, the same formula can be used to produce more complex behavior, such as changing the clock's speed in response to chemical signals.

That signaled that the water and minerals in the surrounding sandstone had reached a chemical equilibrium with the injected seawater far more quickly than anticipated — in two years rather than a century.

The authors note that more work must be done, however, because only one of these species engaged in a full cycle of listening and speaking in which the artificial cells sensed the molecules coming from the bacteria, and the bacteria could perceive the chemical signal sent in return.

The exact mechanism behind the L - dopa signal is still not completely understood, but one thing was clear: It was effective at getting the spinal cord to send chemical signals that stimulated the cats» otherwise immobile legs — and not just in a knee - jerk automatic response, but in more complicated steplike, rhythmic patterns.

They are thought to work by blocking the reabsorption of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain, leaving more of it available to help brain cells send and receive chemical signals, thereby boosting mood.

Without the benefit of chemical signals, mantis shrimp approached an opponent's refuge more quickly and behaved less aggressively, suggesting that the chemical cues help them assess the size of an opponent and determine if an opponent is inside their dwelling.

By looking for unique chemical signatures in light and radio signals gathered by telescopes, researchers have observed more than 140 molecules — including increasingly complex organic ones — surrounding stars or in interstellar space.

Autoinducers (chemical signaling molecules that produce more of themselves inside the cell) control the switch that turns the light genes off and on.

Omega - 3 is thought to make the mitochondrial membrane more flexible, thereby improving the flow of chemical signals.

Dopamine, long reputed to be the brain chemical that signals pleasure, turns out to have more to do with wanting than with liking.

«Rather than having to engraft stem cells into a patient, which can be challenging, we might be able to put those chemical signals into a drug that can be used to deliver the therapy much more easily,» said Lane.

When Lin engineered the telomerase - expressing hepatocytes to die in response to a chemical signal and gave the mice with a liver - damaging chemical, he found that those animals in which the telomerase cells had been killed exhibited much more severe liver scarring than those in which the cells were functional.

They release more and more neurotoxic chemicals, and those, in turn, excite neurons, creating a feedback loop: overstimulated glia cause more and more inflammation, which activates stronger pain signals from neurons and amplifies pain.

To maintain the memories, neurons physically change, recruiting more chemical receptors to the surface where the connections are made (the synapse) to increase the strength of incoming signals.

These chemical signals consist of both classical «fast acting» neurotransmitters such as glutamate and GABA that signal across synapses in milliseconds, as well as more than 100 diverse neuromodulators that can act on longer timescales.

Inflammation is instigated by chemical mediators called cytokines that act as signals to recruit more parts of the immune system to help with healing.

And while omega - 3 essential fatty acids signal the chemical messengers that turn off the inflammatory process, the average person consumes 10 to 15 times more omega - 6s than omega - 3s.

Once snapped on, patrolling white blood recognize the snapped - on antibody as a signal of trouble, and release chemicals that call for more white blood cells to rush in and destroy the invader.

That said, there is more and more research coming out each day about how chemical reactions in the gut produce signaling chemicals that effect how our brains work, like seratonin.

Chemicals are released that signal the system to slow down so it can have the time to work on the fat, which can take up to four hours or more.

This affects dopamine tolerance (note: dopamine is a neurotransmitter, one of those chemicals that is responsible for transmitting signals in between the neurons of the brain) and makes you feel like you have to eat more.

Hi Paul - I keep reading more and more that gut bacteria sends out chemical signals that influence thinking in various and sometimes surprising ways.

Fat cells produce chemical signals that promote chronic inflammation; therefore, the more fat cells you have, the more inflamed you're going to be.5 Decreasing inflammation, weight loss and repairing tissue are at the crux of any treatment protocol for these chronic health conditions.

The way pheromones work by creating a subconscious signal to your (and other's) chemical sensors that makes you more appealing and attractive.