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Health Implications of Disrupted Circadian Rhythms and the Potential for Daylight as Therapy

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This paper reviews the molecular basis of circadian rhythms and the pathophysiologic consequences of alterations in these rhythms, and explores the concept of daylight as therapy to restore disrupted circadian rhythms and improve clinical outcomes.

Source: Anesthesiology

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000596

Authors: Jason Brainard, Merit Gobel, Benjamin Scott, Michael Koeppen, Tobias Eckle

Institutions: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Colorado Denver

Language: English

Topic: Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute