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Oregon Health & Science University researchers have identified a process that could one day help clinicians lower body temperature in people experiencing life-threatening events, such as heart attacks or #strokes. If applied in humans, who can’t naturally #hibernate, the discovery could mimic the natural ability of certain animals to lower their body temperature during hibernation.
#Neuroscience #Medical #sflorg
sflorg.com/2025/01/ns01062501.

www.sflorg.comResearchers discover how to mimic hibernation in non-hibernating animalsA groundbreaking method to control human body temperature

It's a day made to curl up on the sofa, with at least one furball, soft blankets, books, and eat bonbons (not entirely sure what a bonbon is - oh yes, it's "a small chocolate confection" says wikipedia - definitely need bonbons), probably requires a nap too.
Avoiding adulting entirely.

-1ºC
Windy SE 34 gusts 51 km/h

Anyone else suffering from Too Cold Too Quickly shock?🥶 +2ºC/36ºF

Fighting a mind and body focused entirely on napping all day, curled up on the sofa under a small mountain of blankets and cushions.
Thankfully, it's not +2ºC in the house.

... might be the same brain switch that bears🐻 have, the time to hibernate signal. 😆

For most life forms, the ability to shut oneself off is a vital part of staying alive…
quantamagazine.org/most-life-o
Researchers recently reported the discovery of a natural protein, named Balon, that can bring a cell’s production of new proteins to a screeching halt. #Balon was found in bacteria that #hibernate in Arctic #permafrost, but it also seems to be made by many other organisms and may be an overlooked mechanism for #dormancy throughout the tree of life.

Quanta Magazine · Most Life on Earth is Dormant, After Pulling an ‘Emergency Brake’ | Quanta MagazineMany microbes and cells are in deep sleep, waiting for the right moment to activate. Biologists discovered a widespread protein that abruptly shuts down a cell’s activity — and turns it back on just as fast.