New Approach to Describing Sleep Architecture May Help Direct Therapy for Sleep Disorders
Magdy Younes and associates have revealed new insights into clinical symptoms of sleep disorders found in sleep architecture.
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LatestCircadian Movement of Genes Within Cells Helps Organisms Tell Time
Using the clocks found in fruit flies, researchers reveal that the subcellular location of clock proteins and genes fluctuates with the daily passage of time.
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Tuning the Circadian Clock May be Key to Developing Future Treatments
A new University of California, Irvine-led article reviews how the clock controls various aspects of homeostasis, and how organs coordinate their function over the course of a day.
Read More‘Junk DNA’ Plays Role in Regulating Circadian Rhythms, Study Finds
New research reveals the discovery of a new cog in the circadian clock, a genome-wide regulatory layer made up of small chains of non-coding nucleotides known as micro RNAS.
Read MorePoor Sleep, Eating at Night Drive Cardiometabolic Risks in Circadian Misalignment
Healio: Night-shift workers and other adults who sleep primarily during the day are at increased risk for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Read MoreHow Stress and the Circadian Clock Affect Sleep
Researchers have found a new neural pathway that links the circadian clock, stress, and wakefulness in mammals.
Read MoreBiological Clock and Extra Gene Pairs Control Important Plant Functions
The biological clock of a popular food crop controls close to three-quarters of its genes, according to research from Dartmouth College.
Read MoreScientists Discover How a Common Mutation Leads to ‘Night Owl’ Sleep Disorder
A new study shows how a genetic mutation throws off the timing of the biological clock, causing delayed sleep phase disorder.
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Mayo Clinic Can Test Your Patients’ Orexin Levels
Orexin testing can detect type 1 narcolepsy in conjunction with sleep studies like MSLT. Mayo Clinic has developed a widely available test.
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A Measurement That Might Predict the Tonsillectomy Patients with OSA Who Need Postoperative Oxygen
Researchers sought to determine whether Masimo ORi could serve as a useful predictor of the need for postoperative oxygen therapy.
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Coronavirus: New App Analyzes How Social Distancing Affects Biological Clocks
A free app built by University of Michigan researchers will help users understand their own sleep rhythms, shedding light on how their biological clock is responding to lockdowns, and give tips about how to shift their potentially disrupted rhythms.
Read MoreUrinary Melatonin May Predict Therapeutic Response to Fluoxetine
Urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) excretion can act as a biomarker for predicting a positive therapeutic response to fluoxetine, according to results published in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. Previous...
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Blood Leukocytes Mirror Insufficient Sleep
Prior studies have indicated that prolonged insufficient sleep and poor sleep quality are...
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BioHealth Laboratory Dim Light Melatonin Onset (Sleep Profile)
BioHealth Laboratory has released a panel that is an at-home test for dim light melatonin onset...
Read MoreStudy Suggests Effectiveness of Blood Test Screening for Sleep Apnea in Adult Males
Positive results of a recent clinical trial suggest that blood tests may offer key benefits in the initial screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The study, which involved 264 male adult patients from six institutions,...
Read MoreScientists Find Way to Determine Who Can Handle All-Nighters
Sleep deprivation affects people differently — both mentally and at the molecular level — which may help doctors predict who will suffer most from all-nighters, reports Healthline. Are you one of those people who can pull an...
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Blood Biomarkers as a Diagnostic Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Blood tests may be a useful screening tool and potentially superior to current diagnostic methods.
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