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New approach sheds light on ways Circadian disruption affects human health
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Growing evidence indicates that exposure to irregular patterns of light and darkness can cause the human circadian system to fall out of synchrony with the 24-hour solar day, negatively affecting human health ...
New research provides dynamic visualization of simplest circadian clock
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Mar 13, 2008 |
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Scientists have acquired a more dynamic picture of events that underlie the functions of a bacterial biological clock. New research published online March 13th by Cell Press in the journal Molecular Cell, shows how the si ...
Study shines light on night-time alertness
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Aug 26, 2009 |
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The circadian system is not the only pathway involved in determining alertness at night. Research described in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience showed that red light, which does not stimulate the circadian system ...
How your body clock avoids hitting the snooze button
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new part of the mechanism which allows our bodyclocks to reset themselves on a molecular level.
Maternal depression is associated with significant sleep disturbance in infants
May 01, 2009 |
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A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that babies born to mothers with depression are more likely to suffer from significant sleep disturbances at 2 weeks postpartum that continue until 6 months of age ...
Clocking salt levels in the blood: A link between the circadian rhythm and salt balance
Jul 01, 2009 |
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New research, conducted by Charles Wingo and his colleagues, at the University of Florida, Gainsville, suggests a link between the circadian rhythm and control of sodium (salt) levels in mice.
MLB teams with greater circadian advantage are more likely to succeed
Jun 10, 2008 |
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The magnitude of circadian advantage influences the outcome of Major League Baseball (MLB) games in that teams with greater circadian advantage are more likely to win, according to a research abstract that will be presented ...
PER:PER protein pair required for circadian clock function
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new protein complex operating in fruit fly circadian clocks, which may also help to regulate our own biological clocks.
When it comes to sleep research, fruit flies and people make unlikely bedfellows
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Jan 13, 2009 |
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You may never hear fruit flies snore, but rest assured that when you're asleep they are too. According to research published in the January 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, scientists from the University of Missouri-Kansas City h ...
New research alters concept of how circadian clock functions
Dec 13, 2007 |
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Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified a molecule that may govern how the circadian clock in plants responds to environmental changes.
Circadian math: 1 plus 1 doesn't always equal 2
Jun 07, 2008 |
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Like a wristwatch that needs to be wound daily for accurate time-telling, the human circadian system — the biological cycles that repeat approximately every 24 hours — requires daily light exposure to the ...
Immunity stronger at night than during day
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Dec 14, 2008 |
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The immune system's battle against invading bacteria reaches its peak activity at night and is lowest during the day.
Appetite, consumption controlled by clockwork genes at cross-purposes in flies
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One of the pioneers in research on sleep:wake circadian genes, Amita Sehgal, Ph.D., has discovered that fruit flies' appetite and consumption are controlled by two rival sets of clocks, one in neurons and the other in the ...
Study shows how shift workers can improve job performance and implement a realistic sleep schedule
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help night-shift workers create a "compromise circadian phase position," which ...
Body clock regulates metabolism
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms - our own body clock - regulate energy levels in cells. The findings have far-reaching implications, from providing greater insights ...
