Healthy sleep is essential for physical and mental health, and social wellbeing; however,
across the globe, and particularly in develo** countries, national public health agendas …

Throughout the body, lymphatic fluid movement supports critical functions including
clearance of excess fluid and metabolic waste. The glymphatic system is the analog of the …

Objectives To describe the perceptions of South African elite and semi-elite athletes on
return to sport (RTS); maintenance of physical conditioning and other activities; sleep; …

Circadian rhythms are ubiquitous phenomena that recur daily in a self-sustaining,
entrainable, and oscillatory manner, and orchestrate a wide range of molecular …

COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was
recognised by the WHO as a pandemic in 2020. Host preparation to combat the virus is an …

The field of “circadian medicine” is a recent addition to chronobiology and sleep research
efforts. It represents a logical step arising from the increasing insights into the circadian …

Background COVID 19-related quarantine led to a sudden and radical lifestyle changes, in
particular in eating habits. Objectives of the study were to investigate the effect of quarantine …

An intrinsic cellular circadian clock is located in nearly every cell of the body. The peripheral
circadian clocks within the cells of the kidney contribute to the regulation of a variety of renal …

Sleep is known to play an important role in immune function. However, the effects of sleep
quality during hospitalization for COVID-19 remain unclear. This retrospective, single-center …

Background: COVID-19 is a global challenge to healthcare. Obesity is common in patients
with COVID-19 and seems to aggravate disease prognosis. In this review we explore the link …