Cancer Overrides the Circadian Clock to Survive Summary: A new study reports misfolded proteins can cause circadian rhythm disruptions which contribute to cancerous tumor growth. Source: Medical University of South Carolina. Tumor cells use the unfolded protein response to alter circadian rhythm, which contributes to more tumor growth, Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the MedicalContinue reading “Cancer cells prevent you from sleeping at night in order to survive”
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Time of Day Influences Susceptibility to Infection
Time of Day Influences Susceptibility to Infection NEUROSCIENCE NEWSAUGUST 15, 2016 FEATUREDNEUROSCIENCE6 MIN READ Summary: A new study reveals we are more susceptible to infections at certain times of the day as our circadian rhythm affects the ability of the virus to spread and replicate. Source: University of Cambridge. We are more susceptible to infectionContinue reading “Time of Day Influences Susceptibility to Infection”
Potassium rich foods in the afternoon and sodium rich foods in the morning for sleep
Mechanism that Controls When We Sleep and When We Wake Discovered Simple 2-cycle mechanism turns key brain neurons on or off during 24-hour day. Fifteen years ago, an odd mutant fruit fly caught the attention and curiosity of Dr. Ravi Allada, a circadian rhythms expert at Northwestern University, leading the neuroscientist to recently discover howContinue reading “Potassium rich foods in the afternoon and sodium rich foods in the morning for sleep”
Gut Microbe Movements Regulate Host Circadian Rhythms
Summary: Study exposes a new dynamic between the mammalian organism and the microbes that live inside their gut. Source: Cell Press. Even gut microbes have a routine. Like clockwork, they start their day in one part of the intestinal lining, move a few micrometers to the left, maybe the right, and then return to theirContinue reading “Gut Microbe Movements Regulate Host Circadian Rhythms”