Masaya Takahashi
Masaya Takahashi
Good sleep is advantageous to the quality of life. Sleep-related benefits are particularly helpful for the working class, since poor or inadequate amounts of sleep degrade work productivity and overall health. This review paper explores the...
Jim Waterhouse,Yumi Fukuda,Takeshi Morita
Jim Waterhouse
The amount and timing of sleep and sleep architecture (sleep stages) are determined by several factors, important among which are the environment, circadian rhythms and time awake. Separating the roles played by these factors requires speci...
Chee Keong Chen,Ayu Suzailiana Muhamad,Foong Kiew Ooi
Chee Keong Chen
The use of herbs as ergogenic aids in exercise and sport is not novel. Ginseng, caffeine, ma huang (also called 'Chinese ephedra'), ephedrine and a combination of both caffeine and ephedrine are the most popular herbs used in exercise and s...
Oral administration of γ-aminobutyric acid affects heat production in a hot environment in resting humans [0.03%]
口服γ-氨基丁酸的给药影响休息的人在炎热环境中产热
Taiki Miyazawa,Takashi Kawabata,Kazunobu Okazaki et al.
Taiki Miyazawa et al.
Background: Central administration of γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) induces lower body temperature in animals in hot ambient air. However, it is still unknown whether oral GABA administration affects temperature regulation...
Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of physiological anthropology. 2012 Feb 29;31(1):3. DOI:10.1186/1880-6805-31-3 2012
Distinct responses of cones and melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells in the human electroretinogram [0.03%]
人类视网膜电图中锥体细胞和表达黑素皮质素的节细胞的不同反应
Yumi Fukuda,Shigekazu Higuchi,Akira Yasukouchi et al.
Yumi Fukuda et al.
Background: The discovery of the novel photoreceptor, melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells (mRGCs), has raised researchers' interest in photoreceptive tasks performed by the mRGC, especially in non-image-forming v...
Indri H Susilowati,Akira Yasukouchi
Indri H Susilowati
Background: Some causes of accidents among older drivers are: not paying attention to traffic signals; missing stop lines; and having to deal with and misjudging emergency situations. These causes of accidents reveal prob...
Erica C Squires,Heather H McClure,Charles R Martinez Jr et al.
Erica C Squires et al.
One of the most commonly used stress biomarkers is cortisol, a glucocorticoid hormone released by the adrenal glands that is central to the physiological stress response. Free cortisol can be measured in saliva and has been the biomarker of...
A pilot study of allostatic load among elderly Japanese living on Hizen-Oshima Island [0.03%]
老年日本海彼世岛居民的 allostatic 负荷初步研究
Douglas E Crews,Hajime Harada,Kiyoshi Aoyagi et al.
Douglas E Crews et al.
Background: Between July and September 2005, a preliminary sampling of the elderly population of Hizen-Oshima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan was conducted by the local hospital's nursing staff. ...
Effect of preceding exercise on cerebral and splanchnic vascular responses to mental task [0.03%]
先行运动对完成精神任务时脑和腹内血管反应的影响
Nami Someya,Tsukasa Ikemura,Naoyuki Hayashi
Nami Someya
Background: To investigate the effect of preceding acute exercise on the peripheral vascular response to a mental task, we measured splanchnic and cerebral blood flow responses to performing a mental task after exercise a...