Challenging the Tendency to Oversleep: A Strategy for Confronting Chronic Depression
Chronic depression is a common and disabling disorder that is often resistant to standard antidepressant treatment. Many patients with chronic depression have a strong...
Vision
Human vision is a masterpiece: we can see in bright sunlight all the way down to dim starlight (this is called photopic-, mesopic-, and...
Life Across Latitudes
The first humans appeared in Africa in a region with latitude around 10 degrees, where there are approximately 12 hours of natural light and...
Circadian Misalignment: A Biological Basis for Mood Vulnerability in Shift Work
Depression has significant economic impact: According to the World Health Organization, the estimated cost to the global economy is US$1 trillion per year in...
When Should I Take My Blood Pressure Medication?
In recent years, the development of easy-to-use devices to continuously monitor blood pressure over 24 hours demonstrated that not only do blood pressure (BP)...
Do Circadian-Modifying Treatments Work for Bipolar Disorders? What the Evidence Shows
The Center for Environmental Therapeutics is dedicated to the promotion of non-pharmacologic, natural treatments, many of which are thought to act on our biological...
