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·July 20, 2021·5 min read

“Springing Forward” Affects Early Birds Less Than Night Owls

People who are genetically predisposed to be "early birds" only take a few days to adjust to time changes as a result of daylight savings. Night owls can take over a week to adjust to the time change.

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·June 23, 2021·5 min read

Melatonin in Mice: There’s More to This Hormone Than Sleep

In mice, natural melatonin is linked to a pre-hibernation state, allowing for a slower metabolism and survival when food is scarce or the temperature is too cold.

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·June 22, 2021·4 min read

Personality Traits Relate to Being a Morning or Evening Person

People who ranked higher for conscientiousness and lower in openness tend to be morning people, a new study reports. Researchers say the link between personality traits and morning/evening chronotypes is partly due to genetic factors.

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·June 10, 2021·5 min read

Like Night and Day: Animal Studies May Not Translate to Humans Without Time Considerations

Disregarding lab animals' circadian rhythms can hamper reproducibility, validity, and reliability of research, researchers say.

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·June 8, 2021·4 min read

Defying Body Clock Linked to Depression and Lower Wellbeing

A new, large-scale study reveals people whose sleep patterns go against their natural circadian rhythm are more likely to develop symptoms of depression and report a decrease in wellbeing.

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·May 28, 2021·7 min read

Waking Just One Hour Earlier Cuts Depression Risk by Double Digits

Changing your sleep schedule by one hour has a significant impact on risk factors for major depression. Going to sleep and waking one hour earlier than usual was associated with a 23% decreased risk of developing depressive disorders.

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·May 24, 2021·5 min read

Myopia Link to Poor Sleep

People with myopia appear to have delayed circadian rhythms and lower production of melatonin in the brain compared to those without the visual problem.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 4, 2021·3 min read

Circadian Rhythm Research Could Turn Early Birds Into Night Owls

New genetic findings related to circadian rhythm could have implications for humans, animals, and even plant life.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 19, 2021·5 min read

Light Up Your Mind: A Novel Light-Based Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Light therapy which consists of exposure to both controlled natural light and artificial lighting may be a new tool in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

This diagram shows how night shift alters dna and increases cancer risk

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·March 8, 2021·6 min read

How Night Shift Work Increases Cancer Risk

Night-shifts destroy the natural 24-hour biological rhythm in the activity of certain cancer-related genes, resulting in more vulnerability to DNA damage and causing a mistiming in the DNA repair mechanisms in shift workers.