While we are all familiar with the feeling of being sleepy, we are only just beginning to determine which neurons and which areas of the brain induce this feeling. Most people reach a point in the evening when their eyes become heavy, their brains foggy and their bodies exhausted. We begin to slow down, to […]
Aunque todos estamos familiarizados con la sensación de tener sueño, apenas estamos empezando a determinar qué neuronas y qué zonas del cerebro inducen esta sensación. La mayoría de la gente llega a un punto por la noche en el que los ojos le pesan, el cerebro se le nubla y el cuerpo se agota. Empezamos […]
New research suggests that blue light in the evening may have an adverse effect on how glucose is metabolized by the body. The prevalence of diabetes and other metabolic disease has been steadily increasing in the past few decades. Around half of adults in the United States have diabetes or its precursor pre-diabetes and numbers continue to […]
Una nueva investigación sugiere que la luz azul por la noche puede tener un efecto adverso en la forma en que el organismo metaboliza la glucosa. La prevalencia de la diabetes y otras enfermedades metabólicas no ha dejado de aumentar en las últimas décadas. Alrededor de la mitad de los adultos de Estados Unidos padecen […]
Shift work and insomnia have been linked to a variety of endocrine disorders, including type 2 diabetes. A new study points to abnormal melatonin signaling as a possible cause. Shift work is a necessary evil in modern society. Not only do people need access to emergency services at night, but we also can perform activities […]
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