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This fMRI shows the activity during deep sleep and wakefulness.

·June 27, 2013·4 min read

Helping SAD Sufferers Sleep Soundly

A new study shows sufferers of seasonally affective disorder (SAD), like insomniacs, report sleep patterns incorrectly due to depression.

This image shows how light affects the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the circadian cycle.

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·August 13, 2015·4 min read

Mechanism that Controls When We Sleep and When We Wake Discovered

Researchers discover changes in the activity of sodium and potassium channels during the day and night impact the sleep-wake cycle.

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·January 10, 2012·3 min read

Disruption of Biological Clocks Causes Neurodegeneration, Early Death

New research at Oregon State University provides evidence for the first time that disruption of circadian rhythms – the biological...

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·September 29, 2015·5 min read

How Neuropsin Allows The Retina to Set its Own Biological Rhythm

A new study sheds light on how the retina sets its own biological rhythm using a novel light-sensitive pigment called neuropsin.

Diagram illustrating the influence of dark-light rhythms on circadian rhythms and related physiology and behavior.

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·June 18, 2013·4 min read

Key Protein is Linked to Circadian Clocks, Helps Regulate Metabolism

A new study reveals how the production of p75NTR protein oscillates in time with the body's natural circadian rhythm and how these oscillations help regulate vital metabolic functions. The findings offer an insight into how circadian rhythm helps maintain the body's overall metabolic health.

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·May 14, 2012·2 min read

Let There Be Light: It’s Good for Our Brains

EPFL scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive...

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·July 9, 2018·4 min read

How Shift Work Disrupts Metabolism

Researchers report metabolic disruptions often seen in shift workers are not influenced by the brain's circadian rhythm, but by peripheral oscillators in the liver, gut and pancreas.

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·September 26, 2019·3 min read

Link between stress and circadian clock health revealed

Stress makes the circadian clock tick faster and better.

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·October 7, 2021·4 min read

Scientists Assemble a Biological Clock in a Test Tube to Study How It Works

A reconstituted circadian clock of cyanobacteria can run for consistent days, allowing researchers to study the interactions of the clock proteins in real-time and observe how the clock exerts control over gene expression.

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·February 29, 2016·2 min read