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Clearance of protein linked to Alzheimer's controlled by circadian cycle:
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): The brain's ability to clear a protein closely linked to Alzheimer's disease is tied to our circadian cycle, according to a recent study led by the researchers of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Alcohol consumption is affected by a protein linked to the circadian rhyth
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Montreal [Canada], January 24 (ANI): It is common to hear this question after New Year's party and any other day people choose to go clubbing: "Why do we drink the way we do?" A group of researchers has found that at least some of it has to do with a particular protein in the part of the for
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Which gene's loss can affect daily behaviour? Study finds out
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Life is organized on a 24-hour schedule. Central to this regular rhythm is the circadian clock, timekeepers that are present in virtually every organ, tissue and cell type. When a clock goes awry, sleep disruption or a variety of diseases can result.
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Study finds why asthma worsens at night
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): For hundreds of years, people have observed that asthma severity often worsens in the nighttime. One longstanding question has been to what degree the body's internal circadian clock -- as opposed to behaviours, such as sleep and physical activities -- co
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Study explores why asthma worsens at night
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): For hundreds of years, people have observed that asthma severity often worsens in the nighttime. One longstanding question has been to what degree the body's internal circadian clock -- as opposed to behaviors, such as sleep and physical activities -- cont
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Loss of circadian regulation allows for increase in glucose production dur
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): New research from the University of California, Irvine reveals how the circadian regulation of glucose production in the liver is lost during lung cancer progression, and how the resulting increase in glucose production may fuel cancer cell growth.
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Study of circadian clock shows 'Junk DNA' plays key role in regulating rhy
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): New research has discovered a new cog in the circadian clock--a genome-wide regulatory layer made up of small chains of non-coding nucleotides known as micro RNAs (miRNAs).
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New study highlights key role of 'junk DNA' in regulating rhythms
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
California [US], January 5 (ANI): The researchers from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggest the impact of non-coding microRNAs on circadian rhythms is tissue-specific and may reveal new insights into disease processes.
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Abnormal blood pressure levels while sleeping increase risk of heart disea
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggests that people who experience high blood pressure while sleeping are more likely to experience future cardiovascular disease especially heart failure, even when their daytime blood pressure is within normal ranges.
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Evenings are more productive for working out: study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 22 (ANI): A recent study suggests that evening work out can be more productive.
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Night-time dim-light exposure could make breast cancer spread to bone
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Breast cancer patients, who expose themselves to dim-light at night, take note! A recent study has found out that dim-light exposure at night could likely lead breast cancer to spread to bone.
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Sex differences in 'body clock' may benefit women's heart health
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): Did you know that a woman's 'body clock' benefits her heart health? A new research suggests that a gene that governs the body's circadian clock acts differently in males as compared to females and may protect females from heart disease.
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