Article: Do anti-inflammatory drugs at night shorten life span?(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)

Article: body temperature
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      658 words ......relatively constant inner body temperature, whereas other animals are...poikilothermic, i.e., their body temperature varies according to the...be dissipated to maintain body temperature. In humans, increased surface...

Article: Body temperature variability (Part 2): masking influences of body temperature variability and a review of body temperature variability in disease.(Body Temperature)
Alternative Medicine Review;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......is the second of a two-part review on body temperature variability. Part 1 discussed historical...lifestyle that can be a significant source of body temperature variability. Body temperature variability findings in disease states...

Article: heterotherm
A Dictionary of Biology;      180 words ......organism whose ability to regulate its body temperature is intermediate between an endotherm...certain time of day, allowing their body temperature to fall and entering a state of torpor...high cost of maintaining a constant body temperature during periods of food scarcity or...

Article: Molecular Therapy
Encyclopedia of Aging;      700+ words ......molecular therapies to alter maximal life span The treatment of age-related diseases...those processes that ultimately limit life span by affecting all individuals within a...therapies for aging per se, leading to life span extension or immortality, is a popular...

Article: Ectothermic's ability to regulate body temperature in ghost crabs. (South Carolina Academy of Sciences Abstracts).(crustacean research)(Brief Article)
Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science;  January 1, 2003 ;     203 words ......ectothermic's ability to regulate its body temperature influences a variety of behavioral...able to accurately measure their body temperature. The first part of this study looked at measuring body temperature at several different places...

Article: Nutrition, Caloric Restriction
Encyclopedia of Aging;      700+ words ......an extension of life span was published in...decrease the content of body fat, and excess...increases the length of life by decreasing body...also decreases the body temperature of rats and mice...that reducing the body temperature of poikilotherms (species in ...

Article: thermoregulation
A Dictionary of Biology;      58 words ...thermoregulation Regulation of body temperature by any means, whether physiological...maintain a fairly constant internal body temperature (see homoiothermy ), whereas in others the body temperature varies with the temperature of the...

Article: Aging and Life Span
Genetics;      700+ words ...Aging and Life Span Aging is, simply put, the act of getting older...element that ties all segments of life together. Life Span and the Aging Process How long an organism lives is called its life span. In 1998, the average life span for a human...

Article: PED Uses PICmicro Device to Monitor John Glenn During Space Shuttle Mission.
Business Wire;  October 27, 1998 ;     599 words ......chip-based receiver to monitor his body temperature throughout the shuttle mission for...continuously log the Senator's core body temperature and the time of measurement in real...display on the Monitor shows the current body temperature. The intelligence of the Monitor is...

Article: temperature
World Encyclopedia;      95 words ......blooded ( homeothermic ) animals, body temperature is maintained within narrow limits...metabolic activity. In humans, normal body temperature is c. 36.9°C (98.4°F), but...cold-blooded ( poikilothermic ) animals, body temperature varies between wider limits, depending...

Article: Fruit Flies, Drosophila
Encyclopedia of Aging;      700+ words ......melanogaster for research include its short life span (1 to 2 months), ease of culture, and...and cause of death. For this reason, life span is still the most reliable measure of...metabolism and aging, and decreases its life span. The ability to manipulate life span...

Article: Body temperature variability (Part 1): a review of the history of body temperature and its variability due to site selection, biological rhythms, fitness, and aging.
Alternative Medicine Review;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Body temperature is a complex, non-linear data point...or lifestyle that can influence body temperature, as well as temperature findings in disease states. Introduction Body temperature is a complex, non-linear variable...

Article: Hypothermia/warming protocols: why are they not widely used in the OR?
AORN Journal;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......heat production and heat loss. (1) Body temperature is regulated by the hypothalamus...acts as a thermostat, increasing body temperature through vasoconstriction or decreasing body temperature through vasodilation. (1,5) The...

Article: Temperature Regulation
Biology;      700+ words ......to maintain a relatively constant body temperature despite widely ranging environmental...temperatures. Although the average human body temperature is 36.7 degrees Celsius (98.2 degrees...that occur to maintain a constant body temperature. Heat flows from higher temperature...