When it comes to sleep schedules, people often compromise in order to get everything on their to-do list done first. However, this can be the wrong decision. A new study from the University of Michigan shows that when people’s sleep cycles are out of sync with their internal clocks, or circadian rhythms, it can have […]
Schizophrenia Increases the Risk of Dementia: The Role of the 12-Hour Rhythm
Schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders are serious illnesses associated with symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions and social withdrawal. Many people also suffer from cognitive and functional impairments. Patients with schizophrenia are known to have disturbances in various types of 24-hour body rhythms, including sleep-wake cycles, hormone levels, and gene activity in the brain’s […]
Circadian Clocks in Muscle Govern Energy Efficiency and Response to Exercise
The field of chronobiology – the study of biological rhythms – has greatly expanded the understanding of the roles of rhythm and timing in the health and functioning of body and mind. Our complex bodily systems developed over time, evolving under the pattern of the skies: the cycle of day and night. Throughout the majority of […]
Circadian Rhythms and Mitochondria: The Chronobiology of Energy Production
Mitochondria serve a number of vital roles in the health and function of our bodies. Perhaps one of the most important is the role of these organelles, found in almost all of our cells, in energy production. Our mitochondria help transform the food we eat into the energy that fuels the activities of our cells […]
New Research Pinpoints the Best Time to Exercise for Men and Women
A new study conducted by a team of researchers from Skidmore College, Arizona State University and California State University provided further insight into how the time of day can impact the outcome of exercise. Published in Frontiers in Physiology, a peer reviewed journal, this new study confirms prior research indicating that exercise timing can influence […]
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