Studies in chronobiology suggest that short sleep duration is a carcinogen. New research indicates that prostate cancer risk may be especially impacted. The World Health Organization and other major medical associations have long considered disruptions to the circadian rhythm a carcinogen—or cause—of cancer. Several different types of cancer have been linked to shift work, insomnia, short […]
New Study Backs Chronopharmacology in Cancer Treatment
Timing is everything and nowhere more so than in circadian biology. The human body runs like clockwork when it is in good health, but these intricate rhythms can be disrupted by illness. In some illnesses, identifying these altered internal clocks can be a key to new and more effective treatment. Cancer is one of many […]
Wonder Hormone Improves Outcomes in Cancer Patients
Cancer research has yielded many new and exciting treatments that improve outcomes by attacking the biochemical processes underlying this serious disease. While melatonin has been used as a treatment for insomnia and other sleep disorders for decades, it may also be a valuable treatment for cancer. New studies suggest that melatonin inhibits tumor growth while […]
What is Chronotherapy?
Chronobiology has increasingly become an important area of medical research, with hundreds of studies pointing to the body’s internal clocks as a factor in both health and disease. Thousands of biochemical processes from sleep and wakefulness to DNA repair are scheduled and dictated by these internal clocks. Because our circadian rhythms are so important to […]
New Research Supports Idea That a Disrupted Circadian Rhythm is Linked to Cancer
The link between cancer and a disrupted circadian rhythm has been accepted by medical scientists for years. A new study in chronobiology published recently confirms this connection while offering new insight into the cellular processes that link the two health issues. Cancer and DNA Cancer is inherently a disease of the DNA. Our genetic code […]
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