EBioMedicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
103, P. 105094 - 105094
Published: April 4, 2024
Sleep
and
circadian
rhythm
disruptions
are
common
in
patients
with
mood
disorders.
The
intricate
relationship
between
these
has
been
investigated,
but
their
causal
dynamics
remain
unknown.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
23(5), P. 2778 - 2778
Published: March 3, 2022
Life
on
earth
has
evolved
under
the
influence
of
regularly
recurring
changes
in
environment,
such
as
24
h
light/dark
cycle.
Consequently,
organisms
have
developed
endogenous
clocks,
generating
(circadian)
rhythms
that
serve
to
anticipate
these
rhythmic
changes.
In
addition
circadian
rhythms,
which
persist
constant
conditions
and
can
be
entrained
environmental
light
drives
behavior
brain
function,
especially
nocturnal
laboratory
rodents.
recent
decades,
research
made
great
advances
elucidation
molecular
clockwork
perception.
This
review
summarizes
role
clock
with
a
focus
complex
interaction
between
different
components
mammalian
system.
Furthermore,
chronodisruption
consequence
at
night,
genetic
manipulation,
neurodegenerative
diseases
is
briefly
discussed.
Neurobiology of Aging,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
72, P. 72 - 82
Published: Aug. 23, 2018
We
assessed
here
functional
connectivity
changes
in
the
locus
coeruleus
(LC)
and
ventral
tegmental
area
(VTA)
of
patients
with
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD).
recruited
169
either
AD
or
amnestic
mild
cognitive
impairment
due
to
37
elderly
controls
who
underwent
neuropsychiatric
assessments
resting-state
magnetic
resonance
imaging
at
3T.
Connectivity
was
between
LC
VTA
rest
brain.
In
patients,
disconnection
predominant
parietal
regions,
while
it
involved
posterior
nodes
default-mode
network.
also
looked
association
symptoms
(assessed
by
inventory)
connectivity.
Symptoms
such
as
agitation,
irritability,
disinhibition
were
associated
parahippocampal
gyrus
cerebellar
vermis,
sleep
eating
disorders
striatum
insular
cortex.
This
suggests
a
contribution
degeneration
pathophysiology
occurrence
symptoms.
did
not
find
evidence
disconnection,
but
this
could
be
explained
size
nucleus,
which
makes
difficult
isolate.
These
results
are
consistent
animal
findings
have
potential
implications
for
prognosis
therapies.
Journal of Sleep Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
31(2)
Published: Sept. 21, 2021
Summary
Light
is
an
important
regulator
of
daily
human
physiology
in
providing
time‐of‐day
information
for
the
circadian
clock
to
stay
synchronised
with
24‐hr
day.
The
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID‐19)
pandemic
led
social
restrictions
many
countries
prevent
virus
spreading,
that
dramatically
altered
routines
and
limited
outdoor
daylight
exposure.
We
previously
reported
sleep
duration
increased,
jetlag
decreased,
mid‐sleep
times
delayed
during
(Global
Chrono
Corona
Survey,
N
=
7,517).
In
present
study,
we
investigated
same
dataset
changes
wellbeing
their
link
exposure,
sleep–wake
behaviour.
restrictions,
median
values
quality,
quality
life,
physical
activity
productivity
deteriorated,
while
screen
time
exposure
was
reduced
by
~58%.
Yet,
survey
participants
also
no
or
even
improvements.
Larger
reductions
were
linked
deteriorations
times.
Notably,
not
associated
loss.
Longer
decreased
alarm‐clock
use
dose‐dependently
correlated
life.
Regression
analysis
each
aspect
showed
a
model
six
predictors
including
both
levels
deltas
timing
explained
5%–10%
variance
scores
(except
productivity).
As
may
extenuate
negative
effects
restriction
disruption,
public
strategies
pandemics
should
actively
foster
spending
more
daytime
outdoors.
PLoS Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
20(8), P. e3001733 - e3001733
Published: Aug. 23, 2022
Humans
help
each
other.
This
fundamental
feature
of
homo
sapiens
has
been
one
the
most
powerful
forces
sculpting
advent
modern
civilizations.
But
what
determines
whether
humans
choose
to
another?
Across
3
replicating
studies,
here,
we
demonstrate
that
sleep
loss
represents
previously
unrecognized
factor
dictating
other,
observed
at
different
scales
(within
individuals,
across
and
societies).
First,
an
individual
level,
1
night
triggers
withdrawal
from
another.
Moreover,
fMRI
findings
revealed
human
helping
is
associated
with
deactivation
key
nodes
within
social
cognition
brain
network
facilitates
prosociality.
Second,
a
group
ecological
night-to-night
reductions
in
several
nights
predict
corresponding
next-day
choice
others
during
day-to-day
interactions.
Third,
large-scale
national
h
lost
opportunity,
inflicted
by
transition
Daylight
Saving
Time,
reduces
real-world
altruistic
through
act
donation
giving,
established
analysis
over
million
charitable
donations.
Therefore,
inadequate
significant
influential
force
determining
another,
observable
micro-
macroscopic
levels
civilized
interaction.
The
implications
this
effect
may
be
non-trivial
when
considering
essentiality
maintenance
cooperative,
civil
society,
combined
reported
decline
sufficient
many
first-world
nations.
Translational Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: May 12, 2020
Psychiatric
and
neurological
disorders
(PNDs)
affect
millions
worldwide
only
a
few
drugs
achieve
complete
therapeutic
success
in
the
treatment
of
these
disorders.
Due
to
high
cost
developing
novel
drugs,
drug
repositioning
represents
promising
alternative
method
treatment.
In
this
manuscript,
we
used
network
medicine
approach
investigate
molecular
characteristics
PNDs
identify
candidates
for
repositioning.
Using
IBM
Watson
Drug
Discovery,
powerful
machine
learning
text-mining
application,
built
knowledge
networks
containing
connections
between
genes
or
mentioned
scientific
literature
published
past
50
years.
This
revealed
several
that
target
key
PND-related
genes,
which
have
never
been
treat
date.
We
validate
our
framework
by
detecting
undergoing
clinical
trial
treating
some
PNDs,
but
no
results
their
support.
Our
data
provides
comprehensive
insights
into
pathology
offers
follow-up
trials.