Nurses sacrifice themselves for others every shift, enduring long hours on their feet and exposure to deadly pathogens. However, working unusual shifts may pose even more of a danger to the health of nurses, as well as other professionals that don’t work a standard day shift. The Nurses’ Health Study The Nurses’ Health Study has […]
Neurotoxins and Sleep: What is the Connection?
While people once believed that sleep was merely a period of inactivity and rest, modern studies in chronobiology have shown that sleep is important for a variety of biochemical processes. A recent study suggests that sleep is even more important than physicians and scientists previously thought, allowing the brain to flush out toxic chemicals that […]
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 […]
The Role of Melatonin in Fertility and Conception
Recent studies in circadian biology are revealing an increasing number of benefits to having a healthy circadian rhythm, particularly healthy melatonin levels. While the benefits of melatonin in sleep-wake cycles has long been established, this hormone may also influence a wide variety of cellular processes that affect cancer, heart disease and even fertility. Melatonin and […]
Skin and the Circadian Rhythm: The Internal Clocks of Skin Cells
Circadian rhythms, or internal 24-hour biological clocks, are the subject of many current research trials. Scientists are only beginning to discover the effects of light and dark cycles on the human body, which comprise a new field of biology called chronobiology. The latest research shows that these internal clocks control not only our moods, energy […]
