Insulin resistance is a main determinant in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a
major cause of morbidity and mortality. The circadian timing system consists of a central …

Early life stressors display a high universal prevalence and constitute a major public health
problem. Prolonged psychoneurobiological alterations as sequelae of early life stress (ELS) …

Mental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, may have sport
related manifestations within this population and impair performance. Mental health cannot …

Shift work is a risk factor for hypertension, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease. This
increased risk cannot be fully explained by classic risk factors. One of the key features of …

Glucose tolerance is lower in the evening and at night than in the morning. However, the
relative contribution of the circadian system vs. the behavioral cycle (including the …

The circadian system serves one of the most fundamental properties present in nearly all
organisms: it generates 24-h rhythms in behavioral and physiological processes and …

Potential effects of shift work on health are probably related to the misalignment between the
light-dark cycle and the human activity-rest cycle. Light exposure at night mediates these …

Organisms experience dramatic fluctuations in demands and stresses over the course of the
day. In order to maintain biological processes within physiological boundaries, mechanisms …

Context: Chronotype is a trait determining individual circadian preference in behavioral and
biological rhythm relative to external light-dark cycle. However, little is known about the …

Modern lifestyle has profoundly modified human sleep habits. Sleep duration has shortened
over recent decades from 8 to 6.5 hours resulting in chronic sleep deprivation. Additionally …