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Further Resources
This page contains additional resources for teachers and senior students to further understand circadian rhythms.
Helpful Web Pages
Biological Clocks and Circadian Rhythms
Circadian Clock in Pancreas Directly Linked to Diabetes from ScienceDaily (June 19, 2010)
How Cancer Cells Loose Their (Circadian) Rhythm from ScienceDaily (May 11, 2010)
New 'Light' On Fascinating Rhythms Of Circadian Clock from ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2009)
Jet Lag
Jetting Off Without the Jet Lag from ScienceDaily (June 24, 2010)
Teenagers and Sleep
Adolescent Sleep Needs and Patterns
Ask the Expert: Sleep and Teens - Biology and Behavior from National Sleep Foundation
Jessa Gamble: Our natural sleep cycle from TED Talks (September, 2010)
Lack of Morning Light Keeping Teenagers Up at Night from ScienceDaily (Feb. 27, 2010)
Report from National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) Sleep And Teens Task Force
Further Resources for Teachers and Senior Students
Cheeseman, J. F., Winnebeck, E. C., Millar, C. D., Kirkland, L. S., Sleigh, J., Goodwin, M., ... Menzel, R. (2012). General anesthesia alters time perception by phase shifting the circadian clock. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109 (18), 7061-7066. URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/23332
Gibson, E. S., Powles, A. C. P., Thabane, L., O'Brien, S., Molnar, D. S., Trajanovic, N., et al. (2006). "Sleepiness" is serious in adolescence: Two surveys of 3235 Canadian students. BMC Public Health, 6(116). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-116
Leger, D., Guilleminault, C., Defrance, R., Domont, A., & Paillard, M. (1999). Prevalence of sleep/wake disorders in persons with blindness. Clinical Science, 97(2), 193-199. https://doi.org/10.1042/cs0970193
Ludin, N., Cheeseman, J., Merry, A., Millar, C., & Warman, G. (2016). The effects of the general anaesthetic isoflurane on the honey bee (Apis mellifera) circadian clock. Chronobiology International: the journal of biological and medical rhythm research, 33 (1), 128-133. URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/28466
Millman, R. P., Working Group on Sleepiness in Adolescents/Young Adults, & AAP Committee on Adolescence. (2005). Excessive sleepiness in adolescents and young adults: Causes, consequences, and treatment strategies. Pediatrics, 115(6), 1774-1786. https://doi.org/doi:10.1542/peds.2005-0772
Poulsen, R. C., Warman, G. R., Sleigh, J., Ludin, N. M., & Cheeseman, J. F. (2018). How does general anaesthesia affect the circadian clock?. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 37, 35-44. URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43712
Roenneberg, T., Kuehnle, T., Pramstaller, P. P., Ricken, J., Havel, M., Guth, A., et al. (2004). A marker for the end of adolescence. Current Biology, 14 (24), R1038-1039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.11.039
Takahashi, J. S. (2004). Finding new clock components: past and future. J Biol Rhythms, 19(5), 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1177/0748730404269151
Toh, K. L. (2008). Basic science review on circadian rhythm biology and circadian sleep disorders. Ann Acad Med Singapore, 37(8), 662-668.
Vitaterna, M. H., Takahashi, J. S., & Turek, F. W. (2001). Overview of circadian rhythms. Alcohol Res Health, 25(2), 85-93.
