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Homeostasis is the ability to maintain a relatively stable internal state that persists despite changes in the world outside. All living organisms, from plants to puppies to people, must regulate ...

Living things have a remarkable ability to function and thrive in a variety of environments that are constantly changing. Despite exposure to wildly different temperatures during heat waves and cold ...

During exercise, your body goes through lots of processes: You're sweating, breathing heavily and moving your muscles and joints. These processes are all signs that your body is hard at work ...

In 2021, a research team discovered the insulin-inhibitory receptor 'Inceptor' and its role as a suppressor of the insulin signaling pathway. Now, the researchers have unlocked another, even more ...

The study of acid-base regulation may be seen as a continuation of research focused on physiological homeostasis, a concept first formulated early in the nineteenth century and spelled out by Bernard.

This study tests a number of theoretical predictions based on subjective wellbeing (SWB) Homeostasis Theory. This theory proposes that SWB is actively maintained and defended within a narrow, positive ...

Exposure to individual or mixed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is associated with changes in peripheral rather than central thyroid hormone sensitivity. PFASs are widely recognized for ...