Body Clock Demystified

Its 00:02 right now and I came across a good research article which prompted me to write this post.Quite conveniently we can define our time in 24 hours intervals in a day,Right?We are insanely dependent on the clocks around us which dictate our lives from dawn to dusk.Well according to a new research done across the Atlantic by the brainiacs at MIT, there too is a clock inside all of us (certainly not the one we see on our walls) which governs different functions of our body.

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Circadian clock is controlled by a gene called SIRT 1, previously shown to protect against diseases of ageing. In experiments conducted on mice,a decrease in protein SIRT 1 is observed with ageing which opens up new possibilities for research and further understanding of this subject.According to Leonard Guarente, Novartis professor of Biology at MIT, "If we could keep SIRT 1 as active as possible as we get older, then we'd be able to retard ageing in the central clock in the brain, and health benefits would radiate from that". Knowing the detailed work mechanism of circadian clock will allow scientists to create novel solutions for ageing in contrast to the temporary physical solutions such as ageing regression creams and facial uplift procedures.Imagine of being revitalised to former state of physical well being with just an injection of SIRT 1? 

Forgive me if anyone considers me to be guilty of raising the hope of my audience unreasonably with such an optimistic possibility of rejuvenation but efforts are already under way to actualise the essence of this study.Roman Kondratov, an associate professor of biology at Cleveland State University says," The importance of this study is that it has both basic and potentially translational applications, taking in to account the fact that pharmacological modulators of SIRT 1 are currently under active study". 

I hope you enjoyed reading this post.Comment below to predict which gender,Male or Female, will most likely cause a shortage of the anti-ageing injections?(question posed out of sincere curiosity)


Full article is available at:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/the-link-between-circadian-rhythms-and-aging-0620.html