Tag Archives: circadian rhythm
Chicago data suggests light pollution disrupts animals’ biological clocks and reduces habitat value
Population growth, economic development, and urbanization mean more ecosystems are lit throughout the night. Ecologists and astronomers, among other concerned folks, have been raising the alarm that “ecological light pollution” is disrupting ecosystems’ natural cycles of light
Circadian rhythm in the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis
Circadian rhythm constitutes key photobiological signals for successive growth of cyanobacteria in variable environment conditions (Cohen and Golden 2015). The endogenous property of diurnal rhythm may alter optimum growth and production of cyanobacterial products in variable environmental
The clockwork behind depression
Globally, an estimated 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression and the number is increasing. Currently, we don’t know exactly what causes depression. However, what we do know is that depression and the circadian rhythm
Melatonin reduces blood pressure and tunes up disrupted circadian rhythms in the seniors
The older we get the more likely our circadian rhythms are disrupted. For example, blood pressure not only tends to increase but as well become more irregular. Luckily, as we show here, melatonin helps to ameliorate both
Later school start times improve sleep in high school students
Research conducted over the past four decades has shown that acquiring adequate sleep is a component of normal growth and development during childhood and adolescence. Adequate sleep is needed to achieve optimal mental and physical alertness, daytime
Design principle of CRY-acting compounds for regulation of the circadian clock
Almost every aspect of our life varies over time: we wake up in the morning, sleep at night, and become hungry at about the same time every day. This is called the circadian rhythm; an approximately 24-hour
