Light sleepers

Article Abstract:

Researchers are discovering more about how light and darkness affect biological rhythms and sleeping and waking cycles. A hormone called melatonin is produced in the body at night by the suprachiasmatic nuclei, which injected into mammals will mimic nighttime bodily functions.

Physiological aspects, Circadian rhythms, Jet lag, Biological rhythms, Biorhythms, Melatonin, Sleep-wake cycle

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The rhythm method: chronotherapeutics

Article Abstract:

Recent research refutes homeostasis, an old theory that medications work best if administered evenly over a 24-hour period. Doctors now know that biochemical changes take place in the body, and this is affecting the manner in which some drugs are prescribed.

Drug utilization, Drug monitoring, Homeostasis

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No light for the corridor: India and Bangladesh

Article Abstract:

A long standing border dispute between India and Bangladesh over a strip of land not much larger than a football field is defying an easy resolution. The Tin Bigha corridor connecting two Indian enclaves also separates two Bangladeshi enclaves.

Indian foreign relations, India, Bangladesh, Boundary disputes, Bangladeshi foreign relations

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