New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Daylight can help improve metabolic health, enabling people with type 2 diabetes to achieve better glycaemic control, according to a study.Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Switzerland and Maastricht University in the Netherlands found that people exposed to natural light had blood glucose levels in the normal range for more hours per day, with less variability.In addition, their melatonin level — the sleep hormone — was a little higher in the evening…
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New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Women working on the night shift or frequently flying across time zones, where they experience an irregular sleep schedule, may increase their risk of aggressive breast cancer, according to a study.The team from the Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences explained that circadian disruptions change the structure of mammary glands and weaken the immune system’s defenses, all the while pointing toward a new way to counteract these effects.”Cancer keeps time. …