Current news about chronobiology, my projects and lectures.
Breakfast: A dogma falls? Breakfast. Most of us have grown up with one sentence chiseled into our heads above the kitchen: “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” Because it is manifested in classrooms, through discussions with parents and via health guides and, last but not least, supposedly…
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GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid): The importance of this important neurotransmitter has only been recognized in recent years, but it is thought to play an important role in a variety of health conditions, including ADHD, insomnia, depression, anxiety, inflammation and premenstrual syndrome. GABA is an endogenous neurotransmitter that has an inhibitory effect…
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“We survived it too” – Why survivorship bias is making our children ill It’s one of those phrases that everyone has probably heard before: “We survived it too.” Whether it’s about getting up early, tough exams or the legendary “school of life” – this phrase is used as a kind…
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At first, it sounds alarming—and the headlines read accordingly: “Too much sleep can shorten your life.” Once again, a new study confirms the link between long sleep duration and an increased risk of mortality. But finally, something that has long been overdue in sleep and health research is happening: causality…
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What are credible sources? Anyone who works with science is used to citing sources. They are mandatory when it comes to writing serious articles, because anyone can make claims. Of course, this also applies to me and my topics of sleep and chronobiology. However, especially in recent years, when terms…
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