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  2. Isoleucine - Wikipedia

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    Isoleucine (symbol Ile or I) [1] is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH + 3 form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated −COO − form under biological conditions), and a hydrocarbon side chain with a branch (a central carbon atom bound to three other ...

  3. Sleep debt - Wikipedia

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    Accumulated and continuous short-term sleep deficit has been shown to increase and intensify psychophysiological reactions in humans to emotional stimuli. [5] The amygdala plays a strong functional role in the expression of negative emotions such as fear, and, through its anatomical connections with the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), has an important function in the subjective suppression of ...

  4. Hunger (physiology) - Wikipedia

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    Though rising blood levels of leptin do promote weight loss to some extent, its main role is to protect the body against weight loss in times of nutritional deprivation. Other factors also have been shown to effect long-term hunger and food intake regulation including insulin.

  5. Beta-ketothiolase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Isoleucine Beta-ketothiolase deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive metabolic disorder in which the body cannot properly process the amino acid isoleucine or the products of lipid breakdown. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Along with SCOT deficiency , it belongs to a group of disorders called ketone utilisation disorders.

  6. Sensory deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Sensory deprivation or perceptual isolation [1] is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds or hoods and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception (heat-sense), and the ability to know which way is down.

  7. Neuroscience of sleep - Wikipedia

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    The short term consequences include increased stress responsivity and psychosocial issues such as impaired cognitive or academic performance and depression. Experiments indicated that, in healthy children and adults, episodes of fragmented sleep or insomnia increased sympathetic activation, which can disrupt mood and cognition.

  8. Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas reveals Bell's palsy ...

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    According to the Mayo Clinic, Bell's palsy causes weakness in muscles in one side of the face and is often a short-term condition that ultimately improves.. Thomas' revelation comes months after ...

  9. Sleep deprivation in higher education - Wikipedia

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    Chronic partial sleep deprivation is a form of sleep deprivation caused when one obtains some but inadequate sleep. Acute sleep deprivation is more widely known as the scenario in which one is awake for 24 hours or longer. [8] From student reports, 70.65% of students are sleep deprived and 50% of college students exhibit daytime sleepiness.