The coronavirus pandemic has also triggered a pandemic of mental illness. Worldwide, approximately one billion people suffer from various psychiatric illnesses. Korea is one of the more severe cases, with about 1.8 million patients suffering from depression and anxiety disorders, and the total number of patients with clinical mental illnesses has increased by 37% to […]
Waking Up is Not Associated With Stress: The Role of Cortisol
Waking up does not trigger an increased release of the stress hormone cortisol. However, cortisol does rise in the hours before waking up as part of the body’s preparation for the next day, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found. The study has been published in the Proceedings of the Royal […]
Novel Mechanism for Regulating Gene Expression in the Brain Decoded, Which Could Point to Solutions for Circadian and Other Disorders
A collaboration between Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has provided valuable insights into how monoamine neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and now histamine contribute to the regulation of brain physiology and behavior through chemical binding of these monoamines to histone proteins, the nuclear proteins that package our cells’ DNA. By revealing how […]
Study Shows that Sleep Prevents Unwanted Memories
Sleep problems play an important role in the development and maintenance of many mental health issues, but the reason for this link is difficult to grasp. According to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA), the link between poor sleep and mental health issues could be related to deficits in brain regions that […]
Research Shows Links Between Mood and Circadian Rhythm Disorders in a Study Using Fitbit Data From Hundreds of Medical Students
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 […]
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