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Lymphocytes and related inflammatory factors as predictors of metabolic syndrome risk in shift workers: A machine learning approach based on large-scale population data
by Yiren Bao, Rui Wang
Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by chronic inflammation and can be worsened by circadian disruption, which is common among shift work. Machine learning can predict the risk of MetS in shift workers usin...
Author: Yiren Bao
Posted: December 29, 2025, 2:00 pm
Chronobiological analysis of sex differences in electrocardiographic parameters in spontaneously breathing Wistar rats under tiletamine-zolazepam anaesthesia
by Viktória Novotná, Soňa Grešová, Pavol Švorc
Introduction General anaesthesia is essential in surgical interventions because it reduces stress and restricts the animal’s movement. However, it can interfere with the circadian clock and, consequen...
Author: Viktória Novotná
Posted: December 9, 2025, 2:00 pm
Behaviour and reproduction of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> exposed to 3.6 GHz radio-frequency electromagnetic fields
by Pieterjan De Boose, Felipe Oliveira Ribas, Duncan Bell, Maria Bouga, Eline De Borre, Jürg Fröhlich, Fani Hatjina, Anke Huss, Anastasia Kalapouti, Orestis L. Katsamenis, Lewis Blackwell, Pantelitsa Georgiadou, Ayesha Mohiud-din, Elham Alshamrani...
Author: Pieterjan De Boose
Posted: December 1, 2025, 2:00 pm
Sleep deprivation disrupts diurnal rhythmicity of gut microbiota and blood inflammatory cytokines in mice
by Weiran Shan, Wenzhe Zang, Zhiyi Zuo
Background Disruption of diurnal rhythms can lead to various diseases in humans and animals. There is an interaction between the diurnal rhythms of host and gut microbiota. This study was designed to determin...
Author: Weiran Shan
Posted: November 7, 2025, 2:00 pm
Female sexual agency and frequent extra-pair copulations, but no extra-pair paternity, in Nazca boobies (<i>Sula granti</i>)
by David J. Anderson, Kathryn P. Huyvaert, Paola M. Espinosa, Mark A. Westbrock, Jill A. Awkerman, Eric G. Schneider
Extra-pair copulations (EPCs) are the poorly known antecedents of extra-pair fertilizations (EPFs) in birds. EPFs occur in most b...
Author: David J. Anderson
Posted: October 30, 2025, 2:00 pm
Impact of circadian rhythm preference on performance in China’s standardized residency training: The mediating role of loneliness
by Yi Yang, Yanxia Zhu, Jianqiang Ni, Jiang Yan, Jun Yin, Le Yang, Hao Li
Objective This study aimed to clarify how circadian rhythm preference influences academic performance within the evolving framework of standardized residency training in Chi...
Author: Yi Yang
Posted: October 3, 2025, 2:00 pm
Treatment and monitoring of a high-density population of bare-nosed wombats for sarcoptic mange
by Tanya N. Leary, Lyn Kaye, Olivia Chin, Kar Yee Phoon, David Phalen
Sarcoptes scabiei causes a fatal disease (mange) in bare-nosed wombats (BNWs) (Vombatus ursinus) across their range and can threaten isolated populations with extinction. Repea...
Author: Tanya N. Leary
Posted: October 1, 2025, 2:00 pm
Melatonin agonist tasimelteon (HETLIOZ<sup>®</sup>) improves sleep in patients with primary insomnia: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
by Naoise C. Synnott, Christos M. Polymeropoulos, Changfu Xiao, Gunther Birznieks, Mihael H. Polymeropoulos
Background Tasimelteon is a dual melatonin 1 and melatonin 2 receptor agonist. Tasimelteon is the first and only approved medicine to trea...
Author: Naoise C. Synnott
Posted: September 19, 2025, 2:00 pm
