Posts Tagged ‘circadian’
Disrupted internal clocks play role in disease
It’s about time. Thirty percent of severe alcoholics develop liver disease, but scientists have not been able to explain why only a subset is at risk. A research team from Northwestern University and Rush University Medical Center now has a possible explanation: disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms can push those vulnerable over the edge to…
Read MoreSleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis
Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis The present study shows that patients with cirrhosis without evidence of hepatic encephalopathy and who were evaluated while performing their daily routines have abnormalities in the quality of sleep. Nearly one half of patients attending a Liver Clinic complained of unsatisfactory sleep, a frequency slightly greater than that previously reported with…
Read MoreSleep disorders linked to Melatonin Part 2
Sleep disorders linked to Melatonin Part 2 Pituitary hormone circadian rhythm alterations in cirrhosis patients with subclinical hepatic encephalopathy AIM: To analyze pituitary hormone and melatonin circadian rhythms, and to correlate hormonal alterations with clinical performance, hepatic disease severity and diagnostic tests used for the detection of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis. METHODS: Twenty-six patients with…
Read MoreSleep disorders linked to Melatonin Part 1
Sleep disorders linked to Melatonin Part 1 Doron Garfinkel, MD, and Nava Zisapel, PhD 15 July 1996 | Volume 125 Issue 2 | Page 154 TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the article by Steindl and colleagues 1. The authors thoroughly assessed 24-hour plasma melatonin levels and showed that significantly higher levels persisted throughout…
Read MoreWorking With Your Livers Clock Benefits Cirrhosis
Working With Your Livers Clock Benefits Cirrhosis While most of us check the time throughout the day to stay on schedule, few realize that the liver also has a timed agenda. By heeding your liver’s innate clock, those with cirrhosis can help relieve some of the extra burden on this multitasking organ. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac.…
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