Health
New app analyzes how social distancing affects biological clocks
Almost overnight, the sleep and wake patterns of nearly four billion people may have changed because of COVID-19-spurred lockdowns.
Jun 11, 2020
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Diabetes
People who eat a late dinner may gain weight
Eating a late dinner may contribute to weight gain and high blood sugar, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Jun 11, 2020
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Health
A healthy circadian rhythm may keep you sane and increase resilience to fight COVID-19
Social distancing and washing hands have become the frontline in the fight against COVID-19, but there is another powerfully protective resource immediately available to all: your circadian rhythm.
Apr 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Seven tips to get your sleep cycle back on track during lockdown
You might have noticed your normal sleep pattern has changed. Some of us may be sleeping more, and some of us may be sleeping less. Life has changed dramatically for many of us, with our usual daily routine—including commutes, ...
Apr 10, 2020
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Health
Lighting color and intensity affects sleep at nursing homes
The science of lighting is about more than brightness, efficiency, and cost. Just ask anyone with seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, how gray skies and short days can affect their mood. It turns out that light—the right ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Health
Past your bedtime? Inconsistency may increase risk to cardiovascular health
Despite increasing awareness of how critical sleep is to our health, getting a good night's rest remains increasingly difficult in a world that's always "on"—responding to emails at all hours, news cycles that change with ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Older children's brains respond differently to rewarding versus negative experiences late in day
Older children respond more strongly to rewarding experiences and less strongly to negative experiences later in the day, which may lead to poor decision-making at night, according to research from Binghamton University, ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Medical research
New study sheds fresh light on the genetic mechanisms involved in sepsis
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have generated new data on the genetic mechanisms associated with sepsis, an exaggerated inflammatory response to infection. Sepsis is the No. 1 cause of death in all hospital ...
Feb 10, 2020
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Immunology
Our biological clock plays crucial role in healing from surgery
If you have just had knee, shoulder or hip surgery, you may want to take anti-inflammatories in the morning or at noon, but not at night. A McGill-led study shows, for the first time, that circadian clock genes are involved ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Health
Innovative approach to lighting set to improve sleep quality
New Australian research by the Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity (Alertness CRC) reveals blue light may be even more important than previously thought. The work points to the amount of blue ...
Nov 29, 2019
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