Current news about chronobiology, my projects and lectures.
We humans boast of our achievements as the crowning glory of nature’s creation. There is hardly any area that cannot be made even better, more stylish, more convenient and more profitable through “innovation”. Driven by funding from industry, science is increasingly being drawn into this maelstrom and sometimes the results…
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Sleep duration – how much sleep do we need? The RNA BodyClock Chronotype Hair Root Test can now be used to determine when our biological sleep times are. However, in the same breath I am often asked whether it is possible to determine individual sleep requirements. My answer: Jain There…
Continue ReadingThe BodyClock RNA chronotype test has been available as a blood test since 2018. However, it was only in April 2021 that the developers led by Prof. Achim Kramer at Charité in Berlin developed and released a hair follicle test that can now also be used by private individuals. I…
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Bears, wolves, dolphins and lions New chronotypes according to Breus America, the land of unlimited possibilities. It is therefore not surprising that not only owls, larks and normal types exist there, but now also lions, wolves, dolphins and bears. Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who invented these…
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Innovation in shift work – It all started with my presentation on“Chronobiology in workforce scheduling” and a joint workshop with managers. Together with the Wartenberg Clinic, we developed the “Chronotype-oriented staff scheduling” project at the beginning of 2019. We are breaking new ground worldwide on this scale. The Charité blood…
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