Chronic Drinking Linked to Circadian Disruptions

Published August 30, 2010

Chronic Drinking Linked to Circadian Disruptions
Title: Chronic Drinking Linked to Circadian Disruptions Category: Health News Created: 8/25/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2010
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Chronic Drinking Linked to Circadian Disruptions
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) — Chronic drinking can disrupt production of the genes that control the body’s daily biological (circadian) rhythms, leading to problems such as sleep disruption and mood changes, new research reports.
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Disruption Of Circadian Rhythms By Chronic Drinking
Circadian rhythmicity is regulated by circadian clock genes, and animal studies have shown that chronic drinking can alter expressions in these genes. A new study has found that significantly lower levels of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) – a molecule of RNA that helps to manufacture proteins – in circadian clock genes in alcohol-dependent (AD) patients support a relationship between …
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