A healthy circadian rhythm is a key element of overall health and well-being. Our bodies are run by a circadian rhythm, an internal clock consisting of 24-hour cycles. This intuitive mechanism governs a variety of processes from sleep to the body’s metabolism. If the internal clock gets out of sync, there ist an increasing risk […]
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have identified a gene that controls the behavior of a specific type of cardiac macrophage, which is responsible for excessive scarring in the early stages of common heart disease, or cardiomyopathies (various heart muscle diseases). When the gene called WWP2 (an E3 ubiquitin protein ligase) is blocked, heart function improves […]
Whether it be waking up well before the alarm goes off, or just not getting the amount of sleep needed to feel rested in the morning, most people have experienced waking up too early at least once in their lives. The first step to finding an effective solution to waking up too early is to […]
It seems that the more we learn about sleep, the more we realize just how tightly entwined sleep quality is with overall health and well-being. For example, it is during deep sleep that cell repair, tissue growth and immune-system-strengthening processes take places, along with other essential maintenance tasks, such as the flushing of toxins from […]
The science surrounding chronotypes is interesting in and of itself. In recent years, we’ve learned that there are connections between chronotype and personality traits, mental health risks and overall physical health. However, recent science regarding the genetic component of chronotype take the scientific understanding of chronotypes to the next level, opening up the potential to […]
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