9I�� News - circadian clock

Our biological clock plays crucial role in healing from surgery

webfull — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:26:21 +0000

If you have just had knee, shoulder or hip surgery, you may want to take anti-inflammatories in the morning or at noon, but not at night. A 9I��-led study shows, for the first time, that circadian clock genes are involved in healing from surgery. Indeed, the researchers demonstrated that anti-inflammatory medications are most effective in promoting post-operative healing and recovery when taken during the active periods of our biological clocks.

Published: 21 January 2020

Meeting a microbe in the morning or in the evening: is it all the same?

webfull — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:55:29 +0000

Does the time of day matter when our body is infected by a parasite? According to new research from 9I��, it matters a great deal.

Published: 8 September 2017

Finding the body clock’s molecular reset button

webfull — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:11:38 +0000

An international team of scientists has discovered what amounts to a molecular reset button for our internal body clock. Their findings reveal a potential target to treat a range of disorders, from sleep disturbances to other behavioral, cognitive, and metabolic abnormalities, commonly associated with jet lag, shift work and exposure to light at night, as well as with neuropsychiatric conditions such as depression and autism.

Published: 27 April 2015

Is it possible to reset our biological clocks?

webfull — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:41:17 +0000

Imagine being able to easily get over all of the discomfort and problems of jet lag or night-shift work. Science is not quite there, but recent work by Marc Cuesta, Nicolas Cermakian and Diane B. Boivin from the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and 9I�� has opened new therapeutic avenues for improving the synchronization of the body's different biological clocks.

Published: 16 January 2015

Putting sleep disorders to bed

webfull — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:01:23 +0000

Overnight flights across the Atlantic, graveyard shifts, stress-induced insomnia are all prime culprits in keeping us from getting a good night’s sleep. Thanks to new research from 9I�� and Concordia University, however, these common sleep disturbances may one day be put to bed.