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Research and Studies
26
Jun

Problematic Gaming and Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

June 26, 2021
Kristensen J, Pallesen S, King D, Hysing M, Erevik E. Problematic Gaming and Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2021 Jan;12.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.675237 Problematic gaming has been linked to poor sleep outcomes; however, these associations have not yet been synthesized quantitatively. This review employed a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between problematic gaming...
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26
Jun

Effect of the electric field at 50 Hz and variable intensities on biochemical markers in the honey bee’s hemolymph

June 26, 2021
Migdał P, Murawska A, Bieńkowski P, Strachecka A, Roman A (2021) Effect of the electric field at 50 Hz and variable intensities on biochemical markers in the honey bee’s hemolymph. PLoS ONE 16(6): e0252858. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252858 Abstract The amount of artificial electromagnetic fields of various parameters in the honey bee’s environment increases globally. So far, it...
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26
Jun

Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement

June 26, 2021
Kannan Ramar, Raman K. Malhotra, Kelly A. Carden, Jennifer L. Martin, Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, R. Nisha Aurora, Vishesh K. Kapur, Eric J. Olson, Carol L. Rosen, James A. Rowley, Anita V. Shelgikar, Lynn Marie Trotti. Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2021; DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9476 Abstract Sleep is...
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23
Jun

Night Matters—Why the Interdisciplinary Field of “Night Studies” Is Needed

June 23, 2021
Kyba, C.C.M.; Pritchard, S.B.; Ekirch, A.R.; Eldridge, A.; Jechow, A.; Preiser, C.; Kunz, D.; Henckel, D.; Hölker, F.; Barentine, J.; Berge, J.; Meier, J.; Gwiazdzinski, L.; Spitschan, M.; Milan, M.; Bach, S.; Schroer, S.; Straw, W. Night Matters—Why the Interdisciplinary Field of “Night Studies” Is Needed. J 2020, 3, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3390/j3010001 Abstract The night has historically been neglected...
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22
Jun

Effects of sleep deprivation on endothelial function in adult humans: a systematic review

June 22, 2021
Holmer, B.J., Lapierre, S.S., Jake-Schoffman, D.E. et al. Effects of sleep deprivation on endothelial function in adult humans: a systematic review. GeroScience 43, 137–158 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-020-00312-y Abstract Sleep deprivation is highly prevalent and is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Age-related alterations in sleep and chronobiology may exaggerate CVD susceptibility in older individuals. The mechanisms responsible for...
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16
Jun

Self-Reported Sleep and Circadian Characteristics Predict Future Substance Use: A Longitudinal Analysis from the NCANDA Study

June 16, 2021
Brant Hasler, Jessica Graves, Meredith Wallace, Stephanie Claudatos, Fiona Baker, Duncan Clark, 610 Self-Reported Sleep and Circadian Characteristics Predict Future Substance Use: A Longitudinal Analysis from the NCANDA Study, Sleep, Volume 44, Issue Supplement_2, May 2021, Page A240, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab072.608 Abstract Introduction Growing evidence indicates that sleep characteristics predict later substance use and related problems during adolescence and...
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15
Jun

Creasey WA, Goldberg RB 2001- A new twist on an old mechanism for EMF

June 15, 2021
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14
Jun

Skin in the game: Video-game–related cutaneous pathologies in adolescents

June 14, 2021
Kyriakou G, Glentis A. Skin in the game: Video-game-related cutaneous pathologies in adolescents. International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2021 Jun;8(2):68-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2019.09.002. Abstract Background Following the inception of video games and the subsequent development of progressive innovations in videogame technology, many reports of videogame-related dermatologic conditions soon emerged in literature. Children and adolescents,...
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13
Jun

Circadian clocks and insulin resistance

June 13, 2021
Stenvers, D.J., Scheer, F.A.J.L., Schrauwen, P. et al. Circadian clocks and insulin resistance. Nat Rev Endocrinol 15, 75–89 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-018-0122-1 Abstract Insulin resistance is a main determinant in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The circadian timing system consists of a central brain clock in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus and various peripheral...
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13
Jun

Interconnection between circadian clocks and thyroid function

June 13, 2021
Ikegami, K., Refetoff, S., Van Cauter, E. et al. Interconnection between circadian clocks and thyroid function. Nat Rev Endocrinol 15, 590–600 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-019-0237-z Abstract Circadian rhythmicity is an approximately 24-h cell-autonomous period driven by transcription–translation feedback loops of specific genes, which are referred to as ‘circadian clock genes’. In mammals, the central circadian pacemaker, which is located in the hypothalamic...
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