Parents aren’t powerless when it comes to sleep-deprived teenagers
Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Teenagers in the US simply don't get enough shut eye. The consequences ...
Tag: Circadian Rhythm
Finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock
Surprising results show how circadian rhythm changes the way mammals can seeCredit: Ala-Laurila Lab How mammals perceive light changes between ...
Combining science and design to measure our exposure to light
Credit: © HEAD-Baptiste Coulon How much light do you receive over the course of a day? What type of light ...
Rhythmic perception in humans has strong evolutionary roots
So suggests a study that compares the behaviour of rodents and humans with respect to the detection rhythm, by Alexandre ...
Team finds link between vitamin A and brain response in Monarch butterflies
The findings pave the way for understanding the mechanisms by which vitamin A operates in the brain to translate day ...
Babies in the womb may see more than we thought
Light-sensitive cells in immature retina are networked, suggesting bigger role in developing brainCredit: Image by Franklin Caval-Holme, UC Berkeley By ...
Stress hormone helps control the circadian rhythm of brain cells
Credit: Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen As day turns into night, and night turns into day, the vast majority ...
UCI-led study reveals non-image light sensing mechanism of circadian neurons
Researchers reveal the role of blue and ultra violet light and how they affect central brain neuronsCredit: UCI School of ...
Glucose wears down circadian clocks in obesity, may drive cardiovascular risk
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 22, 2019) - High glucose in obesity appears to gum ...
Scientists discover skin keeps time independent of the brain
Skin expresses its own photoreceptors using a previously mysterious member of the opsin gene family, neuroposinCredit: Alice Gray Squids, octopuses, ...
Scientists find timekeepers of gut’s immune system
Targeting such cells may lead to treatments for digestive ailmentsCredit: Qianli Wang As people go through their daily and nightly ...
U of G researchers discover potential drug to treat heart attacks
A potential drug to treat heart attacks and to prevent heart failure -- for which no cure currently exists -- ...
Room for improvement in drug dosage timing in hospitals
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Too many hospitals provide medications according to the practicalities of their staffing schedules rather than the ideal ...
Study finds meal timing strategies appear to lower appetite, improve fat burning
SILVER SPRING, Md.-- Researchers have discovered that meal timing strategies such as intermittent fasting or eating earlier in the daytime ...
Newly discovered neural pathway processes acute light to affect sleep
Different pathways process long-term circadian rhythms and short-term exposure to light EVANSTON, Ill. -- Either to check the time or ...
‘Mystical’ psychedelic compound found in normal brains
A study in rats has revealed the presence of naturally occurring DMT, an increasingly popular hallucinogen In the past few ...
Exercise may have different effects in the morning and evening
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have learned that the ...
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by telemedicine is effective for insomnia
Telemedicine is as effective as face-to-face delivery of insomnia therapy SAN ANTONIO - Preliminary findings from two analyses of an ...
Night owls can ‘retrain’ their body clocks to improve mental well-being and performance
A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of 'night owls' - people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits - ...
Nurses have an increased risk of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation
Chronic insomnia identified in nearly one-third of hospital nursing staff SAN ANTONIO - According to preliminary results of a new ...
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