Sentences with phrase «use circadian clocks»

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You can retrain your body's clock (or circadian rhythm) so that you get used to mornings.

Using the fruit flies, they showed how circadian clock neurons use thermoreceptors to constantly monitor the temperature of their environment.

But showing that circadian clock neurons in fruit flies use external temperature to trigger sleep suggests that some clock neurons in humans could be similarly sensitive.

«I find it fascinating that even though wound healing takes days, a circadian clock is still used to optimize different aspects of the process.»

«We have now found the first protein ever identified that translates timing information from the body's circadian clock and uses it to regulate sleep.»

«What has become obvious over the past few years is that metabolism, all those pathways regulating how fats and carbohydrates are used, is affected by the circadian clock,» says biochemist Corinne Silva, a program director at the NIDDK.

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of the circadian clock can be used to develop drug treatments, too, he added.

Takashi Yoshimura, an animal biologist and Professor at ITbM, Nagoya University, decided to use a drug repurposing strategy, a technique to identify new functions for existing bioactive compounds, to search for compounds that can regulate the circadian clock and might be useful for the treatment of jet lag.

Using drug repurposing, Yoshimura's group not only identified circadian rhythm changing drugs, but also succeeded in identifying genes that are involved in the regulation of the circadian clock.

«We recommend using light boxes to slowly shift the circadian clock towards the destination time before the flight,» she says.

Your circadian clock is an essential time - tracking system, which your body uses to anticipate environmental changes and adapt to the appropriate time of day.

Use these 4 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues with the Science of Circadian Rhythms and Mastering Your Internal Clock!

Even better, the you can use your smart bulb system as a sunrise - simulating alarm clock — perfect for keeping your circadian rhythm fine tuned on the other side of your sleep cycle.