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Why too much screen time disrupts sleep
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): By now, we all know that spending too much time staring at screens - be it computers, phones, iPads - plays havoc with sleep. But do you know why?
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Cell connections may impact your biological cycle
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Aug 28 (ANI): One is familiar with the disturbance in the circadian rhythm or the 24-hour biological cycle, which manages nearly all aspects of metabolism, from sleep-wake cycles to body temperature to digestion. Every cell in the body has a circadian clock, but researc
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The Interplay between sleep and wakefulness
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 22 (ANI): Awake or asleep, we are basically under the regulation of two biological processes: sleep homeostasis, commonly known as 'sleep pressure', and the circadian rhythm, otherwise known as the 'body clock'.
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Catching some zzz's in school can help teens' performance
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 26 (ANI): Regular mid-day naps can help tired adolescents' performance in school, suggested a study.
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Your evening cuppa is keeping you awake at night
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): You may want to stop drinking coffee in the evening as a study has suggested so.
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Environmental toxins making biological 'clock' tick the wrong way?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 4 (ANI): Environmental toxins may be disrupting the circadian rhythms, according to a recent study.
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Afternoon heart surgery has lower risks of surgery, study finds
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [U.K.], October 29 (ANI): Open heart surgery is a surgical procedure to treat certain types of heart diseases.
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"Biological clock" scientists bag the 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Oct 2 (ANI): The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded to three scientists Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm" or the biological clock.
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There's a biological clock ticking in our muscle mass
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 2 (ANI): Turns out, our muscles measure the time of day.
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Go camping to get rid of sleep problems!
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 4 (ANI): Good news for people facing sleep problems as a new study says that spending a weekend out camping can reset your circadian rhythm that may help you fall asleep faster, boost performance at work and quell seasonal depression.
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Beware! Exposure to insecticides may put you at higher risk of diabetes: S
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 20 (ANI): A new study warns that exposure to synthetic chemicals, commonly found in insecticides and garden products, may disrupt human circadian rhythms and can put you at higher risk for diabetes and sleeping patterns.
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