Researchers identify mechanism that resets body clocks

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Researchers identify mechanism that resets body clocks

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-identify-mechanism-resets-body-clocks-161507908.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.cX9qSoFuj9b6Tt8ZTQmzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/shutterstock_15.3e025155648.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Researchers identify mechanism that resets body clocks" align="left" title="Researchers identify mechanism that resets body clocks" border="0" /></a>Researchers from the University of Manchester have found a new mechanism that dictates how body clocks react to environmental changes. &quot;At the heart of these clocks are a complex set of molecules whose interaction provides robust and precise 24-hour timing, said Dr. David Bechtold, the University of Manchester's research team leader. The research team found a new mechanism that controls how internal clocks respond to light inputs. Experiments with mice lacking clock component CK1epsilon were capable of shifting to a new light-dark environment &quot;much faster than normal.&quot; Drugs that inhibit CK1epsilon quickened shift responses in normal mice, and this sudden change to a new environment &quot;minimized metabolic disturbances caused by the time shift.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>

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