Modern people are more mobile than ever. While there was a time when most people never roamed far from their birthplace, we now can visit different countries and even continents for the price of a plane ticket. This hypermobility has made both business and leisure easier, but researchers in chronobiology believe it can have grave […]
Could Disturbing Your Biological Rhythms Cause Infertility?
With around 12 percent of women of reproductive age having trouble conceiving, infertility is a serious problem in the United States and throughout the world. Many cases of infertility are idiopathic, which means doctors cannot identify a reason for the difficulty in conceiving. However, a new study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental […]
Simple Two-Cycle Device Turns Brain Neurons Off and On All Day Long
Controlled by two different biologic mechanisms found in the body, the sleep-wake cycle balances and interacts with one another. Originally posited in the early 1980s by a Swiss sleep scientist named Alexander Borbely, the model is typically known as the sleep-wake regulation two-process model. These two key processes consist of the following: 1. Sleep-Wake Homeostasis […]
The Memory Molecule: Long Term Memory Improvement with IGF2
Sleep deprivation has been associated in many studies with a variety of negative cognitive effects including fatigue, poor decision-making and short-term memory loss. However, a new study in chronobiology, however, has shocked researchers by suggesting that sleep deprivation may actually improve long-term memory. This counter-intuitive effect is due to the effects of a molecule called […]
Gene That Controls the Internal Clock Discovered
The circadian rhythm is a subject of many studies, yet it remains a mystery in many ways. While scientists have identified many of the cell proteins involved in circadian rhythm and several genes that contribute to a healthy rhythm, the “master clock” gene remained elusive. However, a recent chronobiology study on rats indicates that the […]
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