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Genetic study links body clock receptor to diabetes

A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for me ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Treating sleep problems may be important in schizophrenia

(Medical Xpress) -- A study of schizophrenia patients has found profound disruptions in their sleep patterns, with half also having irregular body clocks that are out of synch with the pattern of night and ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Russian spacecraft delivers new crew to ISS

A spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American docked Wednesday with the International Space Station in the first Russian manned mission for five months after a spate of technical failures.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Failure of brain's clock could play role in causing neuropsychiatric disorders

(Medical Xpress) -- Neuropsychiatric disorders are the second largest cause of morbidity and premature mortality worldwide. The scientific community has widely accepted that people who battle neuropsychiatric disorders such ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Body clock found to regulate platelet function

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have demonstrated that the circadian system, the body's internal clock, regulates human platelet function and causes a peak in platelet activation corresponding to the known ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stopping snoring cuts heart attack risk

Sleep apnoea patients who are successfully treated have lower blood fat levels and a reduced risk of heart attack than people who are left untreated, University of Sydney researchers have found.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Newly discovered molecule essential to resetting 'body clocks'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research has shown that light is the key to getting our 'body clocks' back in sync and now a new study exploring the resynchronisation mechanism in insects has discovered a molecule essential ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Wrong'-time eating reduces fertility in fruit flies

Dieticians will tell you it isn't healthy to eat late at night: it's a recipe for weight gain. In fruit flies, at least, there's another consequence: reduced fertility.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Heart attacks are more serious if they occur at certain times of the day

People who have a heart attack are likely to be more seriously affected if the attack happens in the morning, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart journal.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Heart attacks are more serious in the morning: study

Heart attacks that occur in the morning are likely to be more serious than attacks at other times of the day, a specialist journal reported on Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Blood pressure's internally driven daily rhythm unlikely to be linked to morning heart attacks

The internally-driven daily cycle of blood pressure changes doesn't appear to be linked to the known increase in morning heart attacks, according to a study in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Daylight savings time can be dangerous

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 13, but a word of caution. Studies have found that losing an hour can be hazardous for your health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Body's clock may lead to increased risk for fainting during the nighttime

Fainting, or syncope, is quite common. About 50% of people will experience fainting at some point during their lifetime. The most common type of fainting is vasovagal syncope (VVS) that is caused by a sudden drop in blood ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain's clock influenced by senses

Humans use their senses to help keep track of short intervals of time according to new research, which suggests that our perception of time is not maintained by an internal body clock alone.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New chemical may lead to jet lag drug

(PhysOrg.com) -- Jet lag, as every long-distance airline passenger knows, disrupts the body's normal circadian rhythms, or body clocks, and causes some very unpleasant effects such as disturbed sleep and fatigue. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report