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Clocks & Sleep
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 4, Pages 735-744: Clinical Evaluation and Management of Overlap Syndrome (OS) and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS)
Background and Aim: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is an extremely common disorder with a high impact on morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to compare overlap syndrome (OS) and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and to hi...
Author: Pasquale Tondo
Posted: December 6, 2022, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 4, Pages 714-721: Interest Groups as an Alternative for Medical Education in Sleep Medicine: Experience Report at a Brazilian Medical School
Sleep medicine classes and teachings are usually deficient and insufficient during undergraduate medical education. In order to circumvent the educational deficits in sleep medicine, students at a Brazilian Medical School created a sleep medicine ...
Author: Vitor Luiz Selva Pinto
Posted: November 25, 2022, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 4, Pages 722-734: Mild to Moderate Sleep Restriction Does Not Affect the Cortisol Awakening Response in Healthy Adult Males
The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is a distinct rise in cortisol that occurs upon awakening that is thought to contribute to arousal, energy boosting, and anticipation. There is some evidence to suggest that inadequate sleep may alter the CAR,...
Author: Thomas G. Kontou
Posted: November 25, 2022, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 4, Pages 675-687: The Effectiveness of Blue-Light-Emitting Glasses in Security Guards Exposed to Night Shift Work on Work-Related and General Fatigue: A Randomised Controlled Cross-Over Study
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of glasses that emit blue light in reducing the need for recovery, general fatigue, and stress levels in security guards who work night shifts. Light manipulation is seen as a promising strategy to mi...
Author: Pieter H. Helmhout
Posted: November 24, 2022, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 4, Pages 688-713: Maternal Sleep Problems in the Periconceptional Period and the Impact on Health of Mother and Offspring: A Systematic Review
Knowledge of the impact of sleep problems in the periconceptional period is scarce. Since this period is the most sensitive time window for embryonic and placental development, we aim to study the impact of maternal sleep problems in the periconce...
Author: Babette Bais
Posted: November 24, 2022, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 4, Pages 658-674: Differences in Sleep Offset Timing between Weekdays and Weekends in 79,161 Adult Participants in the UK Biobank
Variability in the timing of daily sleep is increasingly recognized as an important factor in sleep and general physical health. One potential driver of such daily variations in sleep timing is different work and social obligations during the &ldq...
Author: Rachael M. Kelly
Posted: November 22, 2022, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 4, Pages 633-657: Impact of Solid State Roadway Lighting on Melatonin in Humans
Introduction: In 2009, the World Health Organization identified vehicle crashes, both injury-related and fatal, as a public health hazard. Roadway lighting has long been used to reduce crashes and improve the safety of all road users. Ocular light...
Author: Ronald B. Gibbons
Posted: November 18, 2022, 12:00 am
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 4, Pages 623-632: Recovery Sleep Immediately after Prolonged Sleep Deprivation Stimulates the Transcription of Integrated Stress Response-Related Genes in the Liver of Male Rats
Sleep loss induces performance impairment and fatigue. The reactivation of human herpesvirus-6, which is related to the phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α), is one candidate for use as an objective bi...
Author: Keisuke Fukuoka
Posted: November 9, 2022, 12:00 am
