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Clocks & Sleep
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 7, Pages 59: Sleep Health Inequities: Sociodemographic, Psychosocial, and Structural Determinants of Short Sleep in U.S. Adults
Short sleep duration (≤6 h) is a public health concern linked to cardiometabolic disease and premature mortality. However, persistent disparities across sociodemographic, psychosocial, and structural domains remain underexplored in recent natio...
Author: Lourdes M. DelRosso
Posted: October 16, 2025, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 7, Pages 58: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Sleep Quality and Vascular Health in Shift- and Day-Working Nurses
Sleep disturbances and shift work are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, possibly through disruptions in endothelial and hemostatic function. While prior studies link acute sleep deprivation to vascular dysfunction, the impact of chron...
Author: Gleb Saharov
Posted: October 11, 2025, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 7, Pages 57: Does Daytime Sleepiness Moderate the Relationship Between Working Memory and Academic Performance in Schoolchildren? A Pilot Study
Academic performance in adolescence is influenced by both cognitive capacity and physiological factors such as sleepiness. However, the interaction between these dimensions remains understudied. This pilot study examined whether daytime sleepiness...
Author: Sergey Malykh
Posted: October 8, 2025, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 7, Pages 56: Self-Reported Insomnia and Poor Sleep Quality Are Associated with Self-Reported Cognitive Changes in Older Adults
Older adults are vulnerable to changes in sleep with age. Poor sleep quality is associated with self-reported cognitive changes, which can occur before the onset of objective cognitive decline associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheime...
Author: Julia Glueck
Posted: October 2, 2025, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 7, Pages 55: Under the Covers: The Effect of a Temperature-Controlled Mattress Cover on Sleep and Perceptual Measures in Healthy Adults
Ambient temperature and thermoregulation influence sleep quality. This study investigated the effects of a temperature-controlled mattress cover on sleep and perceptual outcomes in healthy adults. In a randomised, counterbalanced, crossover design...
Author: Shauna Stevenson
Posted: October 1, 2025, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 7, Pages 54: Reporter-Mediated Evaluation of the Circadian Oscillations of SNAIL Across In Vitro Models
The protein SNAIL has been widely studied for its roles in promoting cancer invasion and resistance to apoptosis. There are multiple contributors to its expression, including self- and circadian regulation, and it has been posited that SNAIL oscil...
Author: Kaitlyn Chhe
Posted: September 28, 2025, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 7, Pages 53: The Crosstalk Between the Anterior Hypothalamus and the Locus Coeruleus During Wakefulness Is Associated with Low-Frequency Oscillations Power During Sleep
Animal studies show that sleep regulation depends on subcortical networks, but whether the connectivity between subcortical areas contributes to human sleep variability remains unclear. We investigated whether the effective connectivity between th...
Author: Nasrin Mortazavi
Posted: September 26, 2025, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 7, Pages 52: Exploring the Cross-Sectional Association Between Hypothyroidism and Circadian Syndrome: Insights from NHANES 2007–2012
Background: Circadian Syndrome (CircS) encompasses a range of cardiometabolic risk factors that contribute to an increased susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Understanding the factors that underpin CircS is essential. T...
Author: Ahmed Arabi
Posted: September 24, 2025, 12:00 am
