Endogenous ceramide phosphoethanolamine modulates circadian rhythm and longevity in Drosophila
The circadian clock entrains rhythmic patterns in behavioral and physiological processes to temporally coordinate systemic metabolism with the rising and setting of the sun. In previous investigation on human subjects, sphingomyelins (SMs) exhibited.....»»
Longevity startup Gero AI has a mobile API for quantifying health changes
Sensor data from smartphones and wearables can meaningfully predict an individual’s ‘biological age’ and resilience to stress, according to Gero AI. The ‘longevity’ startup — which condenses its mission to the pith.....»»
Circadian rhythm research could turn early birds into night owls
How body clocks work could lead to science that can turn an early bird into a night owl or vice versa as well as other advances, like helping crops grow all year long......»»
Fish oil supplements and heart rhythm disorder: New analysis
Omega-3 supplements are associated with an increased likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation in people with high blood lipids, according to a new analysis......»»
Anesthesia doesn"t simply turn off the brain, it changes its rhythms
Simultaneous measurement of neural rhythms and spikes across five brain areas in animals reveals how propofol induces unconsciousness. Slow rhythm signature can guide anesthesiologists to improve patient care......»»
Exploit plants" ability to tell the time to make food production more sustainable: study
Cambridge plant scientists say circadian clock genes, which enable plants to measure daily and seasonal rhythms, should be targeted in agriculture and crop breeding for higher yields and more sustainable farming......»»
Methane release rapidly increases in the wake of the melting ice sheets
Ice ages are not that easy to define. It may sound intuitive that an ice age represents a frozen planet, but the truth is often more nuanced than that. An ice age has constant glaciations and deglaciations, with ice sheets pulsating with the rhythm o.....»»
New method preserves viable fruit fly embryos in liquid nitrogen
Cryopreservation, or the long-term storage of biomaterials at ultralow temperatures, has been used across cell types and species. However, until now, the practical cryopreservation of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)—which is crucial to gene.....»»
Tesla sees bitcoin as important financial tool to access cash quickly
Tesla’s relationship with bitcoin is not a dalliance, according to the comments made by the company’s CFO and dubbed “master of coin” Zach Kirkhorn during an earnings call Monday. Instead, the company believes in the longevity.....»»
Longevity startup Longevica plans to launch supplements based on long-term research
A biotech company that has spent 11 years researching supplements to increase human longevity plans to launch its supplements later this year. Longevica says it has attracted a total of $13 million from investors, including Alexander Chikunov, a long.....»»
Slowing down can prevent premature burnout of "McDonaldized" companies and staff
Managers should consider taking a slower approach to leadership if they want to ensure improved company longevity and reduce the likelihood of staff burnout......»»
How the fly selects its reproductive male
Even a well-characterized genome, such as that of the Drosophila, the so-called fruit fly, still holds surprises. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, in collaboration with Cornell University (USA) and the University of Groninge.....»»
Rivian amps up battery warranty, tops Tesla
With its eight-year/175,000-mile battery pack warranty, the electric-truck maker aims to take concerns about the longevity of its batteries out of the purchase equation......»»
Can viruses hijack their hosts" circadian rhythms?
Our lives are so often dictated by time—it seems like we are not the only ones......»»
Fruit fly egg takes an active hand in its own growth, highlighting parallels to mammals
A cast of so-called 'nurse cells' surrounds and supports the growing fruit fly egg during development, supplying the egg—or 'oocyte'—with all the nutrients and molecules it needs to thrive. Long viewed as passive in this process, the Drosophila e.....»»
Touch of gray: The Air Force can’t retire the Boeing 707
In this installment of SitRep, we look at the 707's longevity as a military workhorse. (video link) The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress may have a lock on the title for oldest active-duty US military aircraft. But it only has two years on the.....»»
The best rhythm games of all time
There's more to the rhythm game genre than just Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Here are some of our favorites......»»
First AI system for contactless monitoring of heart rhythm using smart speakers
Researchers have developed a new skill for a smart speaker that for the first time monitors both regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact......»»
Disruption of lung biological clock in premature babies may raise later flu risk
Disruptions in the circadian rhythms in lung cells may explain why adults who survived premature birth are often more at risk of severe influenza infections, suggests a new study......»»
Plants set a "bedtime" alarm to ensure their survival, new study shows
Plants have a metabolic signal that adjusts their circadian clock in the evening to ensure they store enough energy to survive the night, a new study reveals......»»
Suppressor genes linked to less cancer and longer lifespan found in whales
A trio of researchers with ICAEV, Universidad Austral de Chile, and the University of Liverpool, respectively, have found suppressor genes linked to longevity and less cancer in two species of whales. In their paper published in the journal Proceedin.....»»