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Daysimeter

New approach sheds light on ways Circadian disruption affects human health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

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 ...





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Body clock regulates metabolism

Body clock regulates metabolism

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(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 ...


Circadian rhythm-metabolism link discovered

Circadian rhythm-metabolism link discovered

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1

UC Irvine researchers have found a molecular link between circadian rhythms – our own body clock – and metabolism. The discovery reveals new possibilities for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other related ...


The clock watcher

The clock watcher: Circadian rhythms research is shedding light on the causes of disease and aging

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Embedded in our genes is a "clock" that regulates when we sleep, when we are awake and when we eat. This human clock manages what are known as circadian rhythms, 24-hour biological cycles ...


Study shines light on night-time alertness

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Gene screen reveals 2-way communication between common biological pathways and body's daily clock

Genes controlling insulin can alter timing of biological clock

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of the genes that regulate insulin also alter the timing of the circadian clock, a new study has found.


Circadian math: 1 plus 1 doesn't always equal 2

Circadian math: 1 plus 1 doesn't always equal 2

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 07, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 5

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 ...


Compound is key coordinator of clock and metabolism

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Our circadian clock, or biological timing system, governs our daily cycles of feeding, activity and sleep. Research using cells has produced a solid portrait of the clock at the genetic and molecular levels, but understanding ...


Circadian surprise: Mechanism of temperature synchronization in drosophila

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research reveals a pathway that links peripheral sensory tissues with a "clock" in the brain to regulate molecular processes and behaviors in response to cyclical temperature changes. The research, published by Cell Press ...


Chemotherapy for breast cancer is associated with disruption of sleep-wake rhythm in women

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the sleep-wake activity rhythms of breast cancer patients are impaired during the administration of chemotherapy. Results indicate that the first cycle of chemot ...


Clocking salt levels in the blood: A link between the circadian rhythm and salt balance

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.



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