New research suggests that circadian lighting in the ICU may improve the outcomes of these very ill patients, both now and up to a year after their hospital stay. More than 4 million patients are admitted to the ICU, or intensive care unit, every year. These units offer the one-on-one nursing care and high technology that […]
Later School Start Times for Teens May Not be the Solution After All
Early to bed, early to rise? New research suggests that later school start times may not be the answer for our sleep-deprived teens. You have probably heard of the recent call for middle and high schools to delay start times. Indeed, even American pediatricians endorse the idea. This is due to the fact that teenagers have a circadian […]
Your Internal Clock has a Helper: The Astrocyte
Astrocytes were once believed to have a single, simple role as structural support in the brain. However, new research suggests that they are important in setting your internal clock. Our brain is made of many types of cells. Most people are familiar with neurons, which send and receive electrical impulses that form our thoughts and […]
The Consequence of Cellular Jet Lag: Diabetes
Are your cells out of sync with the world around you? Known as cellular jet lag, this condition may put you at high risk of diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Many people in the modern world live in circadian misalignment, also known as cellular jet lag. The internal clocks of their cells simply do not […]
Research Finds Sleeping Sickness Parasites Influenced by Internal Clock
Understanding the circadian rhythm of the organism behind sleeping sickness offers insight into human clocks as well as hope for treatment of this serious disease. Can a parasite change your circadian rhythm? A parasite from the genus Trypanosoma is known to do so, causing a disease known as sleeping sickness. While this disease is unknown in […]
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