The Role of the Body Clock in Treatment of Asthma and COPD

The Role of the Body Clock in Treatment of Asthma and COPD   Asthma exhibits a marked time of day variation in symptoms, airway physiology, and airway inflammation. This is also seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but to a lesser extent. Our...

Spinal Cord Injury Linked to Disruption of Circadian Rhythm

Spinal Cord Injury Linked to Disruption of Circadian Rhythm   A new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin suggests such injuries could throw off the internal clock of the entire body’s daily activities, from hormones to sleep-wake schedules....

Circadian Clock Manipulated to Inhibit Liver Cancer

Circadian Clock Manipulated to Inhibit Liver Cancer   “We were able to inhibit the growth of liver cancer in a mouse model by manipulating the circadian clock at the cellular level,” said Kristin Eckel-Mahan, Ph.D., the study’s senior author and...