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Study finds chronically disrupted sleep may increase the risk for heart disease
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Study finds chronically disrupted sleep may increase the risk for heart disease

by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for atherosclerosis, according to a study led by Kelsie Full, Ph.D., MPH, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The multicenter study, reported Feb. 15 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, followed 2,032 older,...

Implantable ‘living pharmacy’ could control the circadian clock of war fighters and first responders to help them recover from disrupted sleep in half time
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Implantable ‘living pharmacy’ could control the circadian clock of war fighters and first responders to help them recover from disrupted sleep in half time

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 13:00 EDT, 14 May 2021 | UPDATED: 13:54 EDT, 14 May 2021 A new implantable ‘living pharmacy’ could help military personnel and first responders recover faster from disrupted sleep. Scientists at Northwestern University are developing a device to control the body’s circadian clock. The implant will include engineered cells that produce the same peptides...