As the vast body of evidence linking sleep quality and circadian rhythms to physical health, cognitive performance and mental well-being continues to grow, many scientists and health care professionals are casting an inquiring eye on Daylight Savings time. There’s far more than just an hour of sleep at play with this time shift. Of course, […]
Scientific advancements in the understanding of the powerful role of circadian rhythms in physical health, cognitive function and mental well-being have led to a specialized branch of biological study called chronobiology. However, as modern as this field of study may sound, the scientific observations and evidence supporting chronobiology – at essence, the study of circadian […]
The highly complex, smoothly integrated mind and body systems humans enjoy evolved in tune to the approximately 24-hour period that encompasses day and night. We are fine-tuned down to the molecular level to operate in time with this daily, or circadian, rhythm, with even cellular functions being timed according to this cycle. Disrupting the circadian […]
The connections between sleep quality and health — both physical and mental — are well established. The body of evidence supporting the role of sleep quality in immune system function continues to expand. A new study links sleep quality and COVID-19 recovery times for hospitalized patients. In short, better sleep quality was connected to earlier […]
The understanding of the complex relationship between the circadian rhythm and cardiovascular disease has evolved over centuries of scientific observation and study. Rapid advancements during the 20th and 21st centuries helped scientists to pinpoint the biological and genetic mechanisms of the body’s clocks, all the way down to the molecular level, as well as those […]
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