Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog.
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Travel-Related Illness
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The 'first-night effect': Why it's hard to sleep when you're somewhere new
It's nighttime and you're exhausted. But the hotel bed feels wrong. The mini fridge won't stop making that low, irritating hum. The power outlet lights feel brighter than the sun. Outside, random car honks and noises make ...
Feb 23, 2026
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Beyond jet lag: Study unveils extent of travel-related sleep disruption from 1.5 million nights of data
A collaborative study conducted by researchers at the Center for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) and ŌURA found that while sleep duration recovers quickly, sleep timing and sleep ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Explaining how our biological clocks work and how to better regulate our circadian rhythms
As anticipation builds for the longer days that follow this weekend's switch to daylight savings time, the moment seemed ideal to turn to one of the nation's leading circadian-rhythms researchers, UC Santa Cruz's Carrie Partch.
Mar 6, 2025
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Getting over a 13-hour jet lag: How do Canada's speed-skaters do it?
It only takes members of Canada's short-track speed-skating team five days to get over jet lag when they fly to competitions in Asia, 13 time zones away, according to a new study. That's twice as fast as the typical adaptation ...
Feb 10, 2025
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How to avoid the worst of jet lag and maximize your travel time
It's the bane of many travelers: jet lag. Nobody wants to lose out because they're too tired to enjoy the delights of their vacation spot.
Aug 21, 2024
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Study of data from thousands of women suggests ovarian cycle is regulated by circadian rhythm
A team of reproductive researchers affiliated with several institutions in France and the U.S. has found that the timing of monthly ovarian cycles in women is mostly likely attributable to the circadian rhythm. In their paper ...
Is melatonin safe for kids?
The use of melatonin supplements as a sleep aid for children is becoming more common. The number of children taking melatonin at least once a month has risen nearly 20-fold since 2018. From 2012 to 2021, calls to poison control ...
Mar 12, 2024
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East-West travel has negative impacts on student-athletes through sleep and circadian disruption, say researchers
Announcements in June 2022 of possible realignments of major east-west athletic conferences raised concern among many sleep and circadian physicians and scientists across the United States. As a result of such changes, student-athletes ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Research suggests ways to reduce jet lag for long-haul flights
Research findings by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Center and Australian airline Qantas show it is possible to reduce the impacts of jet lag by reshaping the inflight travel experience.
Jun 15, 2023
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