Chronotypes & Competition Timing May Have Outsize Impact on Who Wins Olympic Gold
Shifting the clock to reach peak performance at the right time could make the difference between winning and losing.
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Time of Day Impacts Brain Activity Measures
As the day progresses, the strength of the brain’s global signal fluctuation shows an...
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Sleeping in Space
Astronauts face unique challenges sleeping away from Earth, but finding solutions to their...
Forget What You Think You Know About Blue Light and Sleep
While electronics can keep you up because of their bright lights and ability to time-suck, blue light isn’t necessarily the problem, reports TIME.But that doesn’t mean blue light is evil. “Blue light has become...
Read MoreShort or Long Sleep Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours are more likely to have pulmonary fibrosis compared to those who sleep for 7 hours in a day. The study also reveals...
Read MoreResearchers ID 3 Cell Types That Help the Brain Tell Day from Night
Bright light at night interrupts the body’s normal day-night cycles, called circadian rhythms, and can trigger insomnia. So understanding how human eyes sense light could lead to “smart” lights that can prevent...
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How Circadian Rhythm Changes the Way Mammals Can See
How mammals perceive light changes between night and day. Researchers at Aalto University and the...
Read MoreStudy: Light Pollution Can Suppress Melatonin Production in Humans
Researchers from Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) analyzed data on the impact of light pollution on melatonin formation in humans and vertebrates. They found that even low light levels can...
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Researchers Develop Algorithm to Optimize sleep and Light Exposure to Reduce Jet Lag
Engineers affiliated with the Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) Center at...
Read MoreNight Mode Could Actually be Worse for Your Sleep Pattern, Study Finds
Blue light might not be disrupting your sleep pattern after all, or at least not as much as night mode does, according to new research. That’s the word from University of Manchester scientists, who said...
Read MoreThe Circadian Rhythms of Teens
When kids go through adolescence, they experience a natural delay in their circadian rhythms because their bodies begin producing the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin later in the evening.The American Academy of...
Read MoreWhat Drives Circadian Rhythms at the Poles?
Circadian clocks coordinate the organism to the alternating cycles of day and night. Scientists have studied how these clocks work in polar regions where days or nights can last for weeks. In temperate latitudes, the right...
Read MoreBlue Light Isn’t the Main Cause of Eye Fatigue and Sleep Loss
Quartz reports that laboratory studies have shown that prolonged exposure to high-intensity blue light damages retinal cells in mice. But, epidemiological studies on real people tell a different story. One...
Read MoreNZ Starlight Conference: Is Light Pollution the Next Global Crisis?
The amount of artificial light humans are being exposed to is increasing at double the rate of population growth, delegates at the New Zealand Starlight Conference in Tekapo were told, reports Stuff.co.nz. Alexander Tups, Centre...
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Is Circadian Rhythm Disruption Leading to an Increase in Preventable Diseases?
At the AAST 2019 annual meeting, Frank Scheer, PhD, shared medical chronobiology research insights...
Read MoreMouse Study Provides Insights Into Why Bright Light Keeps Animals Awake
In recent decades, scientists have learned a great deal about how different neurons connect and send signals to each other. But it’s been difficult to trace the activity of individual nerve fibers known as axons, some of...
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Targeting Clock Genes Could Help Counter Effect of Erratic Sleep Schedules on GI Problems
As people go through their daily and nightly routines, their digestive tracts follow a routine...
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Chronotype, Social Jet Lag Associated With Higher Waist Size, Fat Mass in Adolescent Girls
Sleep timing preferences and patterns can be risk factors for obesity and...
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