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Every person has an inner clock, called a circadian rhythm, that ensures each physiological process is optimized depending on the time of day.
This rhythm dictates our sleep, hormones, eating and digestion habits, and body temperature. It can play an important role in overall health, according to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Scientists are interested in learning more about circadian rhythms in order to help people know the best times of day to sleep, eat, exercise or take medications. But traditionally these studies involve participants living in a time-isolation clinic for several days, where researchers control light and dark periods.
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Michigan study shows need for mental health care amongst older adults
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The study was founded on a University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging conducted in January 2021. The poll had a sample size of 2,023 adults and was published in May 2021.
While most older adults reported similar levels of mental health since the beginning of the pandemic, 18.3% reported worse mental health, 18.7% reported worse sleep, 18.9% reported worse depression, and 28.3% reported worse anxiety, according to the poll. Here is a graphic taking a deeper dive into the poll’s findings.
Lauren Gerlach, D.O., M.Sc., lead author of the new paper and a geriatric psychiatrist at Michigan Medicine, said:
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Just a few weeks after President Joe Biden celebrated Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House, declaring a major victory in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, the nation is in retreat yet again.
Cases and hospitalizations are climbing in every state across the U.S. as warning bells sound about the ultra-contagious delta variant that spreads at the fastest clip of any mutation seen yet.
It has led to sweeping changes in public health guidelines, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new recommendations for mask-wearing last week, and a wave of COVID-19 vaccine mandates flooded the tech industry, the public sector, the health care industry and higher education.