Circadian Rhythms and Chronic DiseasesAbstract. Everything in nature and life is occurring in a rhythmic manner. The major “Zeitgeber” is the change of light and dark during a 24 h day. This circadian rhythm is besides others reflected in circadian ...
CME: Jet Lag JetlagAbstract. Crossing several time zones by air travel leads to a temporary desynchronization of the internal clock with the external light/dark cycle. In the following jet lag occurs typically including ...
Shift Work and SleepAbstract. Shift work and night work are necessary in our society today. In Europe, on average about 20 % of the working population work shifts; in Switzerland it is slightly ...
Thoughts about Light and SleepAbstract. Many aspects of health and disease are mainly determined by the constant change between light and darkness during a solar day. The resulting physiological ...
Individual differences in human biological rhythms and diurnal preference (morningness-eveningness) are often based on self-report scales. Here, we compare Spanish (N = 771) and German (N = 1,182) adolescents (12–18 years) using the Composite Scale of ...