by Alexandra Wharton | Oct 4, 2020 | Clocks in the Spotlight, Patient Stories
This is the first blog post in a new series on Patient Stories. These posts present first person accounts of those suffering from circadian rhythm-related disorders. As daylight fades, my brain and body start to wake up, and by the time it’s dark out, I’m feeling my...
by Amal Mohamed Dameer | Jul 21, 2020 | Clocks in the Spotlight
Have you ever had your blood pressure checked at the doctor’s? Did you assume your blood pressure stayed the same all day? It does not! It is in concert in a circadian rhythm orchestra with low base notes during the night and high peak notes during the day guided by a...
by Wendy W. Hwang-Verslues | May 29, 2020 | Clocks in the Spotlight
Many of us often choose to sacrifice sleep to either do extra work or enjoy night life activities. No matter which one it is, we usually feel that making up the lost sleep later will put our bodies right again. Well… although this may help relieve some sleep debt,...
by Manuel Spitschan | Apr 26, 2020 | Clocks in the Spotlight
Light is a key driver for synchronizing our internal, circadian rhythms to the external light and dark cycle. In my last blog post, you learned about how our eyes not only enable us to see the world (through the cones and the rods), but that they also signal whether...
by Andrea N. Smit | Apr 5, 2020 | Clocks in the Spotlight
I often find it insufferable to encounter a chipper cheery morning person. If you’re anything like me, and the slight majority of the population, then the morning may not be your favourite time of day. The ring of the alarm clock that has invaded sleep in the...
by Manuel Spitschan | Mar 4, 2020 | Clocks in the Spotlight
Light enables sight. The retina in the back of our eyes contains a fine layer of light-sensitive photoreceptors. There are two types of photoreceptors. The cones allow us to see the color, movement, and fine details of the world around us. The rods, on the other hand,...
