The world's struggling coral reefs now have a new challenge to overcome - seaweeds are releasing chemical weapons that prevent them from recovering, research has found.
The world's struggling coral reefs now have a new challenge to overcome - seaweeds are releasing chemicals that prevent them from recovering, research has found.
... One theory is that they enable extra blood vessels to develop, while another is that they release chemicals that encourage the growth of healthy heart muscle cells while decreasing the development of ...
... how PAP suppressed pain. It is already known that when pain-sensing neurons are stimulated, they release chemicals known as nucleotides, specifically adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This in turn sets ...
... , reduced oxygen supply can occur in certain situations, e.g. after an injury. The affected tissues release chemical messengers that 'call' to a type of circulating stem cells (EPCs) for help to re- ...
... can occur in other areas of the body. When inflammation occurs, the body's immune system releases chemical messengers into the blood or affected tissues in an attempt to rid the body of a perceived ...
... that play multiple supportive roles and modulate signaling around neurons. Astrocytes can release chemical transmitters that influence synaptic activity through a process called gliotransmission. ...
... Nrf-2, the protein attaches to their DNA, kick-starting activity in hundreds of genes that release chemicals that can protect nearby neurons from oxidation – a series of chemical reactions that can ...
When threatened, many animals release chemicals as a warning signal to members of their own species, who in turn react to the signals and take action. Research by Rice University psychologist Denise ...
... has occurred, the process will not reverse itself because the natural drainage will carry away the released chemicals and the chemistry of the soil-water system will not return to the original state. ...
... death of a small group of brain cells that normally regulate the sleep-wake cycle by releasing chemicals called hypocretins.
Genetic and environmental factors both clearly play a role in narcolepsy- ...
... – scientists who study insects – was that dead ants release chemicals created by decomposition (such as fatty acids) ... chemicals remain.
"It's because the dead ant no longer smells like a living ant ...
... and repair it," Barth said. "These glial cells migrate to the damaged area and release chemicals called cytokines that, unfortunately, also profoundly increase the excitability of the neurons that ...
... occurs in four overlapping stages: haemostasis, when platelets make clots to stop bleeding and release chemicals that attract cells to the wound; transient inflammation, when a variety of white blood ...
... from the disaster lands in the water, it becomes food for algae. They explode in population, releasing chemicals that can act as anything from skin irritants to potent neurotoxins. Plants on land can ...
