Shift workers are more vulnerable to depression and anxiety compared to individuals who work during the daytime. This study suggests that confining eating to daytime may be beneficial to mood.
Two recent studies conducted at Weill Cornell suggest that there’s more to gaining weight than diet. Chronic stress and disruptions in one’s circadian clocks may play a key role in fat cell growth.
Scientists hypothesize that circadian rhythm disruption is a psychopathology factor shared by a broad range of mental illnesses and that research into its molecular foundation could be key to unlocking better therapies and treatments.
Three new studies link sleep deprivation with reductions in altruism at the individual, neuronal, and societal level, highlighting it as a factor dictating whether humans choose to help each other.