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The relationship between temperature and sleep is a highly complicated one, but researchers continue to tease out valuable new insights around how the heat and cold can influence our rest. A new study on fruit flies may help explain why siestas came to… Continue reading “Brain thermometer” circuitry might explain those summer afternoon naps
As part of the circadian rhythms that act as our 24-hour body clock and govern many aspects of our physical and mental states, our body temperature begins to decline when bedtime approaches. Scientists have designed a smart mattress designed to tap int… Continue reading Temp-controlled mattress taps into body thermostat to lull you to sleep
The health impacts of disruptions to our body clocks, the type regular shift workers might endure, are becoming clearer on the back of research uncovering links to heart disease and impacts on metabolism, among other effects. A new study has drilled in… Continue reading Late-night eating may add to diabetes and obesity risk for shift workers
The role that regular, healthy sleeping patterns play in staving off disease continues to become clearer through studies that delve into the effects of a disrupted body clock, the 24-hour cycle known as our circadian rhythm. Adding to this pool of know… Continue reading Study suggests a 10 to 11 pm bedtime lowers risk of heart disease
New research has discovered a distinct circadian mechanism within heart cells that influences how cardiac activity shifts across 24-hour periods. The findings offer clues to why shift workers are at higher risk of heart problems.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Heart cells’ 24-hour clock may explain prevalence of morning heart attacks
Most asthma sufferers will know their symptoms are often worse at night, and this phenomenon has been observed for centuries. But why is this the case? A fascinating new study has put more than a dozen asthma patients through two rigorous experiments a… Continue reading Researchers discover why asthma flare-ups frequently occur at night
As more and more research highlights the role our body’s internal clock, known as the circadian rhythm, may have in everything from developing dementia, to driving weight gain to promoting tumor growth, scientists are getting creative in their attempts… Continue reading Can a blood test reveal the time on the body’s internal clock?
Over the last few years some scientists have claimed the blue light emitted from the screens of many electronic devices can significantly disrupt our sleep patterns. To combat this almost every laptop or smartphone nowadays comes with a specific “night… Continue reading Blue-light-blocking phone night modes don’t help sleep, study finds
Compelling new experimental research has found circadian rhythm disruptions caused by night shift work can alter the expression of tumor-related genes, making one more vulnerable to the DNA damage that leads to cancer. The study builds on a growing und… Continue reading New insights into how night shift work heightens cancer risk
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) in St. Louis have spent some years investigating the links between circadian rhythm and Alzheimer’s, and have recently been making some real inroads. Following a 2018 study demonstrating how disrupted sleep can accelerate the buildup of toxic plaques associated with the disease, the team has now identified a protein implicated in the progression of the disease that appears highly regulated by the circadian rhythm, helping them join the dots and providing a potential new therapeutic target.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, Washington University School of Medicine
Continue reading Biomarker of Alzheimer’s found to be regulated by sleep cycles