FeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2016·4 min readExposing the Brain’s ClockA new study sheds light on numerous functions of our circadian clock, from how the brain maintains performance during the day to how shift workers struggle to maintain attention during early morning hours.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 28, 2016·4 min readHoneybee Circadian Rhythms are Affected More by Social InteractionsA new study reports that social time cues override influences of light and darkness in regulating the circadian rhythm of honeybees.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 14, 2016·4 min readHow We Wake and Fall AsleepResearchers have identified a molecular pathway that appears to regulate between sleep and wakefulness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2016·5 min readShedding New Light on the Circadian ClockResearchers shed light on how the rhythms of daily life are encoded in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2015·4 min readHow The Body Keeps Ticking: Identifying the Mechanism That Regulates the Circadian ClockResearchers have identified a molecular switch which helps regulate the circadian clock and allows the body to keep time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 16, 2015·4 min readHow a Late Night Caffeine Fix Delays the Human Circadian ClockA new study reports drinking caffeine during the evening delays the internal body clock by 40 minutes.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 11, 2015·5 min readMelatonin May Influence Multiple Sclerosis Disease ActivityA new study reports a small group of people with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis experienced improvement to their symptoms during the fall and winter seasons.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 1, 2015·4 min readTiming as Important as Quality of SleepA new study reports shifting sleep patterns has a negative impact on the immune system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 13, 2015·4 min readMechanism that Controls When We Sleep and When We Wake DiscoveredResearchers discover changes in the activity of sodium and potassium channels during the day and night impact the sleep-wake cycle.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 31, 2015·4 min readIrregular Sleep-Wake Pattern Improves Long-Term Memory in MiceA new study reports researchers have decoupled the production of IGF2 from the sleep-wake cycle and discovered this improved long-term memory in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 18, 2015·3 min readIs Overexposure to Artificial Light Affecting Our Health?Overexposure to artificial light, especially from devices which emit blue light, can suppress melatonin and disrupt the circadian cycle, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 16, 2015·3 min readIs it Possible to Reset Our Biological Clocks?Glucocorticoids could help synchronize circadian rhythm, a new study reports.Read More