Health consequences of circadian disruption in humans and animal models

JA Evans, AJ Davidson - Progress in molecular biology and translational …, 2013 - Elsevier
Daily rhythms in behavior and physiology are programmed by a hierarchical collection of
biological clocks located throughout the brain and body, known as the circadian system …

Inverse cancer comorbidity: a serendipitous opportunity to gain insight into CNS disorders

R Tabarés-Seisdedos, JL Rubenstein - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Inverse comorbidity is a lower-than-expected probability of disease occuring in individuals
who have been diagnosed with other medical conditions. Emerging evidence points to …

Diurnal cortisol rhythm as a predictor of lung cancer survival

SE Sephton, E Lush, EA Dedert, AR Floyd… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Poorly coordinated diurnal cortisol and circadian rest-activity rhythms
predict earlier mortality in metastatic breast and colorectal cancer, respectively. We …

Adverse health effects of nighttime lighting: comments on American Medical Association policy statement

RG Stevens, GC Brainard, DE Blask… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The American Medical Association House of Delegates in June of 2012 adopted a
policy statement on nighttime lighting and human health. This major policy statement …

[图书][B] Light pollution as a new risk factor for human breast and prostate cancers

A Haim, BA Portnov - 2013 - Springer
Humans are diurnal organisms whose biological clock and temporal organization depend
on natural light/dark cycles. Throughout evolution, changes in the photoperiod were a signal …

[HTML][HTML] Is prevention of cancer by sun exposure more than just the effect of vitamin D? A systematic review of epidemiological studies

H Van Der Rhee, JW Coebergh, E De Vries - European journal of cancer, 2013 - Elsevier
The number of studies reporting on the association between sunlight exposure, vitamin D
and cancer risk is steadily increasing. We reviewed all published case–control and cohort …

Disruption of circadian rhythm increases the risk of cancer, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease

V Shanmugam, A Wafi, N Al-Taweel… - Journal of Local and …, 2013 - qscience.com
Incidents of non-communicable diseases (NCD) like cardiovascular diseases, cancer,
diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease have increased dramatically and are currently the …

Shift work, circadian gene variants and risk of breast cancer

A Grundy, JM Schuetz, AS Lai, R Janoo-Gilani… - Cancer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Circadian (clock) genes have been linked with several functions relevant to cancer, and
epidemiologic research has suggested relationships with breast cancer risk for variants in …

Chronotype and breast cancer risk in a cohort of US nurses

C Ramin, EE Devore, J Pierre-Paul… - Chronobiology …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to examine the relation between chronotype and breast cancer
risk. We analyzed the association between chronotype (definite morning type, probable …

The epidemiology of cancer among police officers

M Wirth, JE Vena, EK Smith, SE Bauer… - American journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background This review summarizes peer‐reviewed studies examining cancer risks among
police officers. It provides an overview of existing research limitations and uncertainties and …