X-Message-Number: 27821
From: "Basie" <>
Subject:  Cryonauts 
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 16:42:14 -0400

If Cryonauts can hibernate when they are terminal their suspension will
be very successfull.
Basie

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Japanese scientists study hibernation
KAWASAKI CITY, Japan, April 6 (UPI) -- Japanese researchers say their
discovery of a possible hibernation hormone in certain animals' brains may
unlock the mystery behind that dormant state.

Hibernation allows animals -- including bears and rodents -- to survive the
harshest of winter conditions. If the study's findings are confirmed, the
hormone would represent the discovery of the first essential brain signal
governing the seasonal adaptation.

Since hibernation endows animals with an ability to cope under otherwise
lethal conditions, the researchers say the candidate hormone might also pave
the way toward clinical therapies that would give humans the same kind of
protection.

"One of the most curious biological phenomena in mammals is their ability to
hibernate circannually, which allows them to survive unusually low body
temperatures at or near freezing," said study author Takashi Ohtsu of
Japan's Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology.

Reviewers noted the finding has more than passing biological interest, since
understanding how tissues cope with cardiovascular and oxidative stresses
associated with hibernation might have direct clinical relevance.

The research is reported in the April 7 issue of the journal Cell.

Copyright 2006 by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.

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