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Sleep
16
Jun

Sleep characteristics predict cannabis use, binge drinking in teens and young adults

June 16, 2021
Source: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE NEWS RELEASE 8-JUN-2021 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/aaos-scp060821.php DARIEN, IL – A recent study of teens and young adults found that several factors related to sleep timing and sleep duration are associated with an increased risk of cannabis use and binge drinking of alcohol during the following year. Results show that a greater late-night preference predicted...
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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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30
May

EMFSA May 2021 Newsletter

May 30, 2021
Photo by Q.U.I on Unsplash “There is little recognition that Earth’s orbit is a finite resource, the space and Earth environments are connected, and the actions of one actor can affect everyone.” Published: 20 May 2021 Boley, A.C., Byers, M. Satellite mega-constellations create risks in Low Earth Orbit, the atmosphere and on Earth. Sci Rep 11, 10642 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89909-7 Photo by...
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17
May

Anonymous Online Survey on Sleep & Light

May 17, 2021
Post update – Now open to everyone >11 years old. Participate in research Are you between 11 and 99 years old? The Centre for Chronobiology in Basel (Switzerland) is looking for young people aged 11 years or older to complete a online survey on sleep and light exposure. It will take about 15-20 minutes, and there are...
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16
May

Enlighten your clock: How your body tells time

May 16, 2021
New open-access and science-based comic book “Enlighten your clock: How your body tells time” suitable (13+ years) Citation: Weinzaepflen, C. & Spitschan, M. (Ed.) (2021). Enlighten your clock: How your body tells time. (C. Weinzaepflen, Illus.). DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/ZQXVH Free download available from https://enlightenyourclock.org/
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16
May

Circadian rhythms and the gut microbiome synchronize the host’s metabolic response to diet

May 16, 2021
Gutierrez Lopez DE, Lashinger LM, Weinstock GM, Bray MS. Circadian rhythms and the gut microbiome synchronize the host’s metabolic response to diet. Cell Metab. 2021 May 4;33(5):873-887. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.03.015. Epub 2021 Mar 30. PMID: 33789092. Abstract The molecular circadian clock and symbiotic host-microbe relationships both evolved as mechanisms that enhance metabolic responses to environmental challenges....
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16
May

Artificial Outdoor Nighttime Lights Associate with Altered Sleep Behavior in the American General Population

May 16, 2021
Maurice M. Ohayon, MD, DSc, PhD, Cristina Milesi, PhD, Artificial Outdoor Nighttime Lights Associate with Altered Sleep Behavior in the American General Population, Sleep, Volume 39, Issue 6, June 2016, Pages 1311–1320, https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep.5860 Abstract Study Objectives: Our study aims to explore the associations between outdoor nighttime lights (ONL) and sleep patterns in the human population. Methods: Cross-sectional...
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01
May

Nighttime Light Hurts Mammalian Physiology: What Diurnal Rodent Models Are Telling Us

May 1, 2021
Mendoza, J. Nighttime Light Hurts Mammalian Physiology: What Diurnal Rodent Models Are Telling Us. Clocks & Sleep 2021, 3, 236-250. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3020014 Abstract Natural sunlight permits organisms to synchronize their physiology to the external world. However, in current times, natural sunlight has been replaced by artificial light in both day and nighttime. While in the daytime, indoor artificial light...
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01
May

Global rise of potential health hazards caused by blue light-induced circadian disruption in modern aging societies.

May 1, 2021
Hatori M, Gronfier C, Van Gelder RN, et al. Global rise of potential health hazards caused by blue light-induced circadian disruption in modern aging societies. NPJ Aging and Mechanisms of Disease. 2017 ;3:9. DOI: 10.1038/s41514-017-0010-2. Abstract Mammals receive light information through the eyes, which perform two major functions: image forming vision to see objects and...
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26
Apr

Children’s Health in the Digital Age

April 26, 2021
Dresp-Langley B. Children’s Health in the Digital Age. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(9):3240. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093240 Abstract Environmental studies, metabolic research, and state of the art research in neurobiology point towards the reduced amount of natural day and sunlight exposure of the developing child, as a consequence of increasingly long hours spent indoors...
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