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Menthol receptor also important in detecting cold temperatures

The ion channel activated by menthol also detects cold temperatures.

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1. Detecting cold, feeling pain: Study reveals why menthol feels fresh
   05-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists have identified the receptor in cells of the peripheral nervous system that is most responsible for the body's ability to sense cold.
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2. Study finds oysters can take heat and heavy metals, but not both
   12-13-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Could low-level heavy metal pollution be combining with warm water temperatures to fatally weaken sea life? A study examining the joint effects of cadmium and temperature on mitochondrial metabolism in oysters finds a combined effect that is potentially lethal and could be a significant contributor to recent oyster declines. The research has broad implications for cold-blooded marine organisms.
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3. New method to directly probe the quantum collisions of individual atoms
   04-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A new method has been developed to directly and precisely measure a quantum property of individual atoms -- the phase shifts that result when they collide at ultracold temperatures -- in a way that is independent of the accuracy-limiting density of the atoms. These shifts, which had been impossible to measure with high precision, are important for atomic clocks and other areas of contemporary atomic physics, including research on super-sensitive atom lasers high-temperature superconductivity.
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4. Blood clotting protein linked to rheumatoid arthritis
   11-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
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5. NASA'S live tropical sea surface temperature Web site gives climate, hurricane clues
   10-12-2006 · EurekAlert!
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6. Cold treatment opens doors for citrus exports to Japan
   11-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
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7. Nicotinic receptors may be important targets for treatment of multiple addictions
   08-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers discovered that rats most likely to self-administer addictive drugs had a particular receptor in the brain that is more responsive than the same receptor in rats least likely to self-administer addictive drugs. This receptor, known as the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, increases excitability within in the brain's reward centers. In the animals that were more likely to take addictive drugs, the effects of these receptors were much stronger, leading to more profound excitation of the cells and pathways associated with reward.
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8. Labeling keeps our knowledge organized, study shows
   12-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A popular urban legend suggests that Eskimos have dozens of words for snow. As a culture that faces frigid temperatures year-round, it is important to differentiate between things like snow on the ground ("aput") and falling snow ("qana"). Psychologists are taking note of this phenomenon, and are beginning to examine if learning different names for things helps to tell them apart.
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9. Seals Protect Brain, Conserve Oxygen By Turning Off Shivering Response On Icy Dives
   10-11-2006 · ScienceDaily
   Seals shiver when exposed to cold air but not when diving in chilly water, a finding that researchers believe allows the diving seal to conserve oxygen and minimize brain damage that could result from long dives. This research into hypothermia and hypoxia is important to treating people who are hypothermic or who have suffered hypoxia following cardiac arrest, stroke, etc. Research was presented at the American Physiological Society conference, " Comparative Physiology 2006: Integrating Diversity."
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10. Early detection critical in treating pediatric thyroid cancer
    02-01-2008 · EurekAlert!
    Efforts to treat pediatric papillary thyroid cancer are greatly improved by detecting the disease as early as possible, making the patient's age the most important factor in determining a prognosis, according to new research published in the February 2008 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
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