News tagged with melatonin
Melatonin, a hormone segregated by human body, regulates sleep better than somniferous
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Melatonin, a natural hormone segregated by the own human body, is an excellent sleep regulator expected to replace somniferous, which are much more aggressive, to correct the sleep/wakefulness pace when human biological clock ...
Study shines light on night-time alertness
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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 ...
Hormone treatment eases post-surgery distress in children
Jul 01, 2009 |
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A scary unknown for many children, the prospect of surgery can cause intense preoperative anxiety. While some amount of stress is normal, what many parents do not know is that extreme anxiety before surgery can contribute ...
7 solutions for sleepless situations
May 22, 2009 |
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Seven solutions for sleepless situations.
Does Your Shift at Work Put You at a Greater Risk for Developing Cancer?
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Does your shift at work put you at a greater risk for developing cancer?
Is there a relationship between sleep-wake rhythm and diabetes?
Jan 16, 2009 |
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The gene mediates insulin secretion indirectly via the release of melatonin, which implicates a previously unknown relationship between the sleep-wake rhythm and the fasting glucose level. The finding could open up new possibilities ...
Gene associated with diabetes risk suggests link with body clock
Dec 09, 2008 |
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A connection between the body clock and abnormalities in metabolism and diabetes has been suggested in new research by an international team involving the University of Oxford, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute ...
Melatonin may save eyesight in inflammatory disease
Nov 23, 2008 |
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Current research suggests that melatonin therapy may help treat uveitis, a common inflammatory eye disease. The related report by Sande et al., "Therapeutic Effect of Melatonin in Experimental Uveitis," appears in the December ...
