Several Canadian jurisdictions are moving toward ending the twice-yearly clock change, but a new analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.261089 argues that eliminating the clock change is only half the decision: governments…
From the University of Tokyo press release: Can’t remember something? Try waiting until later in the day. Researchers identified a gene in mice that seems to influence memory recall at different times of day and…
From the University of Birmingham press release: ‘Night owls’ — those who go to bed and get up later — have fundamental differences in their brain function compared to ‘morning larks’, which mean they could…
From the Salk Institute press release: For most, the time spent staring at screens — on computers, phones, iPads — constitutes many hours and can often disrupt sleep. Now, Salk Institute researchers have pinpointed how…
From the Binghamton University press release: Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less sunlight, could result in a higher prevalence rate of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to new research from Binghamton University,…
From the University of Bristol press release: In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University of Bristol have analysed mood indicators in text from 800 million anonymous messages posted on Twitter. These…
From the University of Helsinki press release: A new study from the University of Helsinki, Finland, shows that individual circadian preference is associated with brain activity patterns during the night. Sleep spindles are bursts of…