Genetics
Study identifies 'night owl' gene variant
If you've been a night owl all your life and mornings are your nemesis, you may be able to blame a gene mutation for all those late nights.
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Medical research
Visualizing assemblies of the proteins that direct cyanobacterial circadian rhythms
In finding a way to see assemblies of the proteins that direct cyanobacterial circadian rhythms, or biological clocks, UC Merced biochemistry professor Andy LiWang and his colleagues have done what no one else has been able ...
Mar 17, 2017
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Health
Is the dark really making me sad?
The inhabitants of Rjukan in southern Norway have a complex relationship with the sun. "More than other places I've lived, they like to talk about the sun: when it's coming back, if it's a long time since they've seen the ...
Mar 14, 2017
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Genetics
ZeitZeiger: Computer tells the time according to your body clock
A computer method called ZeitZeiger that uses a sample of blood to accurately predict circadian time - the time of day according to a person's body clock - is described in new research published in the open access journal ...
Feb 27, 2017
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Medical research
'Late-life' genes activated by biological clock to help protect against stress, aging
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that a subset of genes involved in daily circadian rhythms, or the "biological clock," only become active late in life or during periods of intense stress when they are ...
Feb 21, 2017
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Health
How to reset your body clock, and get better sleep, with hiking boots and a tent
Are you sick of going to bed late and waking up tired? Then grab your hiking boots and a tent. A new study suggests that a couple days of camping in the great outdoors can reset your circadian clock and help you get more ...
Feb 10, 2017
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Immunology
Study finds lymphocyte trafficking is controlled by the circadian clock
LMU researchers have shown that lymphocyte trafficking is controlled by the circadian clock. Consequently, the efficacy of immune responses to pathogens varies during the day. This has implications for the optimization of ...
Feb 7, 2017
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Health
Trouble getting to sleep? Scientists say go camping
In our modern times, many of us sit up late into the night, watching TV, fiddling with our smartphones, or reading a book by lamplight. Getting up to the sound of the morning alarm isn't easy. Now, researchers reporting in ...
Feb 2, 2017
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Later start times could help teens' grades and health, research indicates
Delaying school start times could help Canadian teenagers sleep better - giving them a better chance for success, according to McGill University researchers.
Jan 23, 2017
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Scientists provide first evidence that carbamates can upset circadian rhythms
Synthetic chemicals commonly found in insecticides and garden products bind to the receptors that govern our biological clocks, University at Buffalo researchers have found. The research suggests that exposure to these insecticides ...
Jan 19, 2017
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