State legislatures, sleep scientists and the public all seem to agree that the annual rite of springing forward and falling back has got to go. But the nation has not found consensus on what should...
NORFOLK, Va. - A pair of professors at the University of Virginia believe the United States should switch to permanent standard time, not permanent Daylight Saving Time.
Sitting across a desk from one another on the fourth floor of the Physical Life Sciences Building, University of Virginia biology professors Ali Güler and Iggy Provencio admitted their differences.
Sleep and circadian disruptions often precede the onset of memory problems in AD. We are interested to learn whether strengthening the sleep/wake cycle or circadian rhythmicity slows the progression...
UVA Today-- During the years 1976 through 1980, 15% of U.S. adults were obese. Today, about 40% of adults are obese. Another 33% are overweight. Coinciding with this increase in weight are ever...
UVA Today-- Neurons in the brain that produce the pleasure-signaling neurotransmitter dopamine also directly control the brain’s circadian center, or “body clock” – the area that regulates eating...
