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Sleep
20
May

The Fundamental Need for Sleep in Neurocritical Care Units: Time for a Paradigm Shift

May 20, 2022
Kishore K, Cusimano MD. The Fundamental Need for Sleep in Neurocritical Care Units: Time for a Paradigm Shift. Front Neurol. 2021 Jun 17;12:637250. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.637250. PMID: 34220667; PMCID: PMC8248989. Abstract Intensive neurological assessments in neurocritical care settings for unduly prolonged period result in profound sleep deprivation in those patients that confounds the true neurological status...
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13
May

Early life circadian rhythm disruption in mice alters brain and behavior in adulthood

May 13, 2022
Ameen RW, Warshawski A, Fu L, Antle MC. Early life circadian rhythm disruption in mice alters brain and behavior in adulthood. Sci Rep. 2022;12(1):7366. Published 2022 May 5. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11335-0 Abstract Healthy sleep supports robust development of the brain and behavior. Modern society presents a host of challenges that can impair and disrupt critical circadian rhythms that...
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14
Apr

Treating sleep and circadian problems to promote mental health: perspectives on comorbidity, implementation science and behavior change

April 14, 2022
Allison G Harvey, Treating sleep and circadian problems to promote mental health: perspectives on comorbidity, implementation science and behavior change, Sleep, Volume 45, Issue 4, April 2022, zsac026, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac026 Abstract Insufficient sleep and mistimed sleep are prominent, yet under-appreciated and understudied, contributors to poor mental health and to mental disorders. The evidence that improving sleep and circadian...
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17
Mar

Time to Sleep?—A Review of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sleep and Mental Health

March 17, 2022
Neculicioiu, V.S.; Colosi, I.A.; Costache, C.; Sevastre-Berghian, A.; Clichici, S. Time to Sleep?—A Review of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sleep and Mental Health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3497. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063497 Abstract Sleep is intrinsically tied to mental and overall health. Short sleep duration accompanies the modern lifestyle, possibly reaching epidemic proportions. The...
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17
Feb

Immune cells that clear away Alzheimer’s disease protein are controlled by circadian rhythms

February 17, 2022
Citation: Clark GT, Yu Y, Urban CA, Fu G, Wang C, Zhang F, et al. (2022) Circadian control of heparan sulfate levels times phagocytosis of amyloid beta aggregates. PLoS Genet 18(2): e1009994. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009994 http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009994 The findings provide a mechanism that links Alzheimer’s disease with circadian rhythm disruptions Peer-Reviewed Publication PLOS Researchers report that the immune cells...
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21
Jan

Impact of sleep patterns upon female neuroendocrinology and reproductive outcomes: a comprehensive review

January 21, 2022
Beroukhim G, Esencan E, Seifer DB. Impact of sleep patterns upon female neuroendocrinology and reproductive outcomes: a comprehensive review. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2022 Jan 18;20(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s12958-022-00889-3. PMID: 35042515. Abstract Sleep is vital to human bodily function. Growing evidence indicates that sleep deprivation, disruption, dysrhythmia, and disorders are associated with impaired reproductive function and poor clinical outcomes...
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07
Dec

Researchers find new link between a disrupted body clock and inflammatory diseases

December 7, 2021,
RCSI. “Researchers find new link between a disrupted body clock and inflammatory diseases.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 November 2021. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211124154033.htm>. Date: November 24, 2021 Source: RCSI Summary: New research has demonstrated the significant role that an irregular body clock plays in driving inflammation in the body’s immune cells, with implications for the most serious and prevalent...
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02
Oct

Anxiety and its relationship with sleep disturbance and problematic smartphone use among Chinese medical students during COVID-19 home confinement — A Structural Equation Model Analysis

October 2, 2021
Yang Song, Kristin Sznajder, Can Cui, Yilong Yang, Ying Li, Xiaoshi Yang, Anxiety and its relationship with sleep disturbance and problematic smartphone use among Chinese medical students during COVID-19 home confinement — A Structural Equation Model Analysis, Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021, ISSN 0165-0327, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.095. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032721010545) Highlights •Anxiety was associated with problematic smartphone use and...
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25
Sep

Cancer as a homeostatic challenge: the role of the hypothalamus

September 25, 2021
Francis N, Borniger JC. Cancer as a homeostatic challenge: the role of the hypothalamus. Trends Neurosci. 2021 Sep 21:S0166-2236(21)00167-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2021.08.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34561122. Abstract The initiation, progression, and metastatic spread of cancer elicits diverse changes in systemic physiology. In this way, cancer represents a novel homeostatic challenge to the host system....
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06
Sep

Evening-types show highest increase of sleep and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic – Multinational study on 19,267 adults

September 6, 2021
Ilona Merikanto, Laura Kortesoja, Christian Benedict, Frances Chung, Jonathan Cedernaes, Colin A Espie, Charles M Morin, Yves Dauvilliers, Markku Partinen, Luigi De Gennaro, Yun Kwok Wing, Ngan Yin Chan, Yuichi Inoue, Kentaro Matsui, Brigitte Holzinger, Giuseppe Plazzi, Sérgio Arthuro Mota-Rolim, Damien Leger, Thomas Penzel, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Evening-types show highest increase of sleep and mental health...
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