Biological rhythm and chronotype: new perspectives in health

A Montaruli, L Castelli, A Mulè, R Scurati, F Esposito… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The circadian rhythm plays a fundamental role in regulating biological functions, including
sleep–wake preference, body temperature, hormonal secretion, food intake, and cognitive …

Social jetlag and related risks for human health: a timely review

R Caliandro, AA Streng, LWM van Kerkhof… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The term social jetlag is used to describe the discrepancy between biological time,
determined by our internal body clock, and social times, mainly dictated by social obligations …

Chronotype, circadian rhythm, and psychiatric disorders: Recent evidence and potential mechanisms

H Zou, H Zhou, R Yan, Z Yao, Q Lu - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The circadian rhythm is crucial for physiological and behavioral functions. Chronotype,
which represents individual preferences for activity and performance, is associated with …

COVID-19-related mobility reduction: heterogenous effects on sleep and physical activity rhythms

JL Ong, TY Lau, SAA Massar, ZT Chong, BKL Ng… - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Mobility restrictions imposed to suppress transmission of COVID-
19 can alter physical activity (PA) and sleep patterns that are important for health and well …

Associations between sleep variability and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review

B Zhu, Y Wang, J Yuan, Y Mu, P Chen… - Sleep medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review explored the associations between sleep variability and cardiometabolic health.
It was performed following PRISMA guidelines. We identified 63 studies. Forty-one studies …

Social jetlag among Japanese adolescents: Association with irritable mood, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and poor academic performance

N Tamura, Y Komada, Y Inoue… - Chronobiology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Social jetlag, a form of circadian misalignment, has been suggested to induce several
clinical symptoms such as mental/physical health problems. However, evidence on the …

Circadian biology to advance therapeutics for mood disorders

A Bhatnagar, G Murray, S Ray - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Mood disorders account for a significant global disease burden, and pharmacological
innovation is needed as existing medications are suboptimal. A wide range of evidence …

Diurnal preference and depressive symptomatology: a meta-analysis

R Norbury - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Eveningness, a preference for later sleep and rise times, has been associated with a
number of negative outcomes in terms of both physical and mental health. A large body of …

Using Mendelian Randomisation methods to understand whether diurnal preference is causally related to mental health

J O'Loughlin, F Casanova, SE Jones… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Late diurnal preference has been linked to poorer mental health outcomes, but the
understanding of the causal role of diurnal preference on mental health and wellbeing is …

Associations of social jetlag and insomnia symptoms with depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents: a large population-based study

Y Zhang, Y Fan, Z Ma, D Wang, F Fan - Sleep Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the associations of social jetlag and insomnia
symptoms with depressive symptoms among adolescents. Methods A total of 37,871 junior …