Circadian rhythms control body’s response to intestinal infections
Updated: 2013-05-31 18:39:28
ScienceBlog.com Science news straight from the source Navigation About Our Bloggers Subscribe by Email Topics Brain Behavior Earth , Energy Environment Health Medicine Life Non-humans Physics Mathematics Space Technology Circadian rhythms control body’s response to intestinal infections Circadian rhythms can boost the body’s ability to fight intestinal bacterial infections , UC Irvine researchers have . found This suggests that targeted treatments may be particularly effective for pathogens such as salmonella that prompt a strong immune system response governed by circadian genes . It also helps explain why disruptions in the regular day-night pattern as experienced by , say , night-shift workers or frequent fliers may raise susceptibility to infectious . diseases UC Irvine’s Paolo