Autism spectrum disorders affect a large and growing percentage of children in the Western world. One major health problem associated with autism is circadian sleep disorders. Autism and Circadian Sleep Disorders Around 60 to 80 percent of children on the autism spectrum have a circadian sleep disorder. Some have trouble falling asleep while others have […]
How Your Brain Registers Summer
There has been a great deal of buzz in the medical community regarding circadian rhythm and its effect on health. However, our bodies are actually controlled by several different internal clocks. While the circadian, or 24-hour, clock is crucial to many cellular processes, new research suggests that seasonal rhythms are just as important. How Our […]
Blood Pressure, Heart Attacks and Chronotherapy
Treating high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease can be a challenge for modern physicians. Unfortunately, the stakes are high. 720,000 people in the United States have heart attacks every year, while 60 million have some form of cardiovascular disease. Controlling blood pressure is very important in maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system while preventing heart attack […]
Mental Illness Associated With Disrupted Circadian Rhythms
Mental illness is a major health problem throughout the world. Scientists estimate that around 18 percent of people have a mental illness, which adds up to more than 42 million Americans. Determining the neurological basis of these diseases is essential to finding effective treatments and is a major area of research. New studies are suggesting […]
The Seasonal Rhythm of Male Fertility
Many people try to conceive but have issues on the path to parenthood. In many cases, doctors and other experts have difficulty determining the exact reason for the delays. New light may be shed on the complicated subject of fertility by recent research suggesting that male fertility has a seasonal rhythm. Seasonal Rhythms and Chronobiology […]
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