Blue-light filtering spectacle lenses for visual performance, sleep, and macular health in adults [PDF]
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess whether blue-light filtering spectacle lenses impart effects on visual function, provide protection to the macula, or both.
Busija, L. +4 more
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In a Heartbeat: Light and Cardiovascular Physiology
Light impinging on the retina fulfils a dual function: it serves for vision and it is required for proper entrainment of the endogenous circadian timing system to the 24-h day, thus influencing behaviors that promote health and optimal quality of life ...
Sarah L. Chellappa +3 more
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Chronobiological Basis of Female-Specific Mood Disorders [PDF]
Women have twice the incidence of major depression compared with men. They are prone to develop episodes of depression during times of reproductive hormonal change at puberty, with use of oral contraceptives, during the premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle, postpartum and during the perimenopause (see review: ).
B L, Parry, R P, Newton
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OBJETIVO: Revisar resumidamente a literatura dos últimos 36 anos de pesquisa em cronobiologia molecular a fim de informar aos profissionais de saúde os avanços obtidos nesta área e os potenciais para aplicação na clínica médica.
Danyella Silva Pereira +2 more
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Etiological Profile and Treatment Outcome of Epistaxis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Prospective Review of 104 Cases. [PDF]
Epistaxis is the commonest otolaryngological emergency affecting up to 60% of the population in their lifetime, with 6% requiring medical attention. There is paucity of published data regarding the management of epistaxis in Tanzania, especially the ...
A Daudia +29 more
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Melatonin and Depression: A Translational Perspective From Animal Models to Clinical Studies
Daily rhythm of melatonin synchronizes the body to the light/dark environmental cycle. Several hypotheses have been raised to understand the intersections between melatonin and depression, in which changes in rest-activity and sleep patterns are ...
André C. Tonon +7 more
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Eveningness is associated with poor sleep quality and negative affect in obsessive-compulsive disorder [PDF]
Background: Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that severely encumber daily functioning.
Antypa +125 more
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Chronobiology and mood disorders
The clinical observations of diurnal variation of mood and early morning awakening in depression have been incorporated into established diagnostic systems, as has the seasonal modifier defining winter depression (seasonal affective disorder, SAD). Many circadian rhythms measured in depressive patients are abnormal: earlier in timing, diminished in ...
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How are normal sleeping controls selected? A systematic review of cross-sectional insomnia studies, and a standardised method to select healthy controls for sleep research [PDF]
There appears to be some inconsistency in how normal sleepers (controls) are selected and screened for participation in research studies for comparison with insomnia patients.
Louise Beattie +59 more
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Acute impact of light at night and exogenous melatonin on subjective appetite and plasma leptin
This study investigates the possible effect of exogenous melatonin on appetite control by investigating plasma leptin and subjective appetite parameters.
Mohammed S. Albreiki +7 more
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