Shift work can have a negative effect on the romantic lives of people who work nights. A new study shows it also has physical effects on the male sex life as well. It is easy to see how working nights might interfere with a person’s romantic life. Evening and night workers are away from home […]
Asthma: Symptoms Show a Circadian Rhythm
One in 12 Americans suffers from asthma, an inflammatory airway disease costing an estimated $56 billion in the United States. Not only is the rate of the disease steadily increasing, but the severity of the symptoms is on the rise as well. Treating asthma effectively is a serious challenge for doctors. However, a new discovery […]
An Intricate Web: The Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Disruptions and Epilepsy
A new study finds that there is a link between sleep disruptions and epilepsy, suggesting that the circadian rhythm affects seizure disorders. Epilepsy is a disorder of the electrical wiring of the brain in which affected people suffer from seizures, which are temporary losses of consciousness caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. 125,000 Americans […]
Control of Emotions and Insomnia: A Link?
As more and more scientists turn to chronobiology to help explain the mysteries of the human body, an increasing number of links between disordered sleep and disordered health are being discovered. However, sleep may not just be important to your physical health, but important to your emotional health as well. A new study has established […]
La fototerapia, tan eficaz como los fármacos para tratar la depresión mayor
Se devuelve la esperanza a los millones de personas que sufren depresión, ya que una nueva investigación revela que la fototerapia es muy eficaz -incluso más que el Prozac- en el tratamiento de la depresión mayor no estacional. Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), la depresión es un trastorno mental común que afecta […]
