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Metabolic Syndrome
07
Oct

Communicating clocks shape circadian homeostasis

October 7, 2021
Koronowski KB, Sassone-Corsi P. Communicating clocks shape circadian homeostasis. Science. 2021;371(6530):eabd0951. doi:10.1126/science.abd0951 The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Science Abstract Circadian clocks temporally coordinate physiology and align it with geophysical time, enabling diverse lifeforms to anticipate daily environmental cycles. In complex organisms, clock function originates from the molecular oscillator within each cell...
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13
May

Training the Circadian Clock, Clocking the Drugs, and Drugging the Clock to Prevent, Manage, and Treat Chronic Diseases

May 13, 2021
Sulli G, Manoogian ENC, Taub PR, Panda S. Training the Circadian Clock, Clocking the Drugs, and Drugging the Clock to Prevent, Manage, and Treat Chronic Diseases. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 2018 Sep;39(9):812-827. DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2018.07.003. Highlights Although circadian rhythm disruption (CRD) was typically considered to be a risk for chronic diseases solely for shift workers (∼20%...
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23
Apr

Ultraviolet A Radiation and COVID‐19 Deaths in the USA with replication studies in England and Italy

April 23, 2021
Cherrie, M., Clemens, T., Colandrea, C., Feng, Z., Webb, D., Weller, R. and Dibben, C. (2021), Ultraviolet A Radiation and COVID‐19 Deaths in the USA with replication studies in England and Italy. Br J Dermatol. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.20093 Abstract Background Understanding factors impacting deaths from COVID‐19 is of the highest priority. Seasonal variation in environmental...
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24
Mar

The Role of Sleep Curtailment on Leptin Levels in Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus

March 24, 2021
Mosavat M, Mirsanjari M, Arabiat D, Smyth A, Whitehead L. The Role of Sleep Curtailment on Leptin Levels in Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus. Obes Facts. 2021 Mar 23:1-8. doi: 10.1159/000514095. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33756469. Abstract Emerging evidence has identified sleep as a significant, but modifiable, risk factor for metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and obesity....
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15
Feb

Redox changes in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes

February 15, 2021
Bato Korac, Andjelika Kalezic, Vanja Pekovic-Vaughan, Aleksandra Korac, Aleksandra Jankovic, Redox changes in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes, Redox Biology, 2021, 101887, ISSN 2213-2317,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2021.101887.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231721000355) Abstract “Life is an instantaneous encounter of circulating matter and flowing energy” (Jean Giaja, Serbian physiologist), is one of the most elegant definitions not only of life but the relationship of...
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15
Jan

Circadian rhythms and the gut microbiota: from the metabolic syndrome to cancer

January 15, 2021
Bishehsari, F., Voigt, R.M. & Keshavarzian, A. Circadian rhythms and the gut microbiota: from the metabolic syndrome to cancer. Nat Rev Endocrinol 16, 731–739 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-020-00427-4 Abstract The metabolic syndrome is prevalent in developed nations and accounts for the largest burden of non-communicable diseases worldwide. The metabolic syndrome has direct effects on health and increases the risk of...
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15
Jul

The circadian disruption of night work alters gut microbiota consistent with elevated risk for future metabolic and gastrointestinal pathology

July 15, 2020
Mortaş H, Bilici S, Karakan T. The circadian disruption of night work alters gut microbiota consistent with elevated risk for future metabolic and gastrointestinal pathology [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 30]. Chronobiol Int. 2020;1-15. doi:10.1080/07420528.2020.1778717 Abstract Day and night cycles are the most important cue for the central clock of human beings, and they...
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