In this model, the big bang is the result of a collision of two branes in a cyclic universe.

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Once linaclotide reaches the gut, it binds to a receptor on the lining of the intestine and activates a cellular messenger called cyclic guanosine monophosphate.

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During his presentation at Cambridge last week (see last post), Professor Paul Shellard mentioned that the new Planck data render many cyclic models, including the ekpyrotic universe, a lot less likely.

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In 1998 Kandel's team injected aging mice with a failed antidepressant called Rolipram, which prevents the breakdown of cyclic-AMP by blocking an enzyme called phosphodiesterase-4.

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But steel alloys subjected to cyclic stress levels below their endurance limit rarely fail as a result of fatigue.

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One of the reasons for this, as demonstrated in a recent paper by researchers at Yale medical school, is that when a person experiences extreme stress, or just goes through the normal process of aging, the prefrontal cortex accumulates cyclic-AMP.

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