Health
Study links light exposure to weight gain in children
A world-first study by QUT's Sleep in Early Childhood Research Group has revealed pre-schoolers exposed to more light earlier in day tend to weigh more.
Oct 23, 2015
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News tagged with body clock
Health
A call to end early starts in education
A study by researchers from the University of Oxford, Harvard Medical School and the University of Nevada has found that current school and university start times are damaging the learning and health of students.
Sep 7, 2015
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Immunology
Inflammation stops the biological clock
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered an important link between our body clock and the immune system that will have relevance to the treatment of inflammatory and infectious ...
May 18, 2015
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Neuroscience
Finding the body clock's molecular reset button
An international team of scientists has discovered what amounts to a molecular reset button for our internal body clock. Their findings reveal a potential target to treat a range of disorders, from sleep disturbances to other ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Failed synchronization of the womb's clock with mother's body clock critical in miscarriages
If you are trying to have a baby, a good night's sleep is more important than ever. A new research report appearing in The FASEB Journal shows that the womb has its own "body clock" that needs to synchronize with the mother's ...
Apr 1, 2015
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Health
Always sleepy after the change to daylight saving time?
(HealthDay)—You lost an hour's sleep overnight Saturday when the clocks moved ahead. But there are a number of things you can do to cope with the switch to daylight saving time, a sleep expert says.
Mar 8, 2015
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Neuroscience
Scientists find first evidence of 'local' clock in the brain
Researchers have gained fresh insights into how 'local' body clocks control waking and sleeping.
Nov 14, 2014
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Health
Adjusting your body clock when the time changes
As we reset our clocks and watches for daylight saving time, it's a good opportunity to think about our body clocks as well. Our bodies naturally operate on 24-hour cycles, called circadian rhythms, that respond to external ...
Nov 4, 2014
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Diabetes
Body clock link could aid obesity treatments
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered that the body clock plays an important role in body fat. Their findings are helping develop new ways of treating obesity and the fatal diseases linked to being overweight.
Sep 4, 2014
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Medical research
Dimly lit working environments: Correcting your body clock is possible
Researchers at Inserm, led by Claude Gronfier (Inserm Unit 846: Stem Cell and Brain Institute), have, for the first time, conducted a study under real conditions on the body clocks of members of the international polar research ...
Jul 30, 2014
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