Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at St. Boniface Hospital Research, was recently featured in a UM Today article examining how sleep plays a vital role in resetting the body’s internal clock.
The story explores how the circadian rhythm regulates essential processes such as sleep, metabolism, and heart function. Disruptions caused by irregular sleep schedules, shift work, or jet lag can interfere with these rhythms and negatively affect cardiovascular health. Dr. Kirshenbaum’s research highlights how proper sleep supports the heart’s ability to clear damaged proteins and maintain healthy cellular function.
The article also discusses emerging research into circadian clock genes and how restoring balance to these systems may lead to improved prevention and treatment strategies for heart disease, including a better understanding of sex-based differences.
Read the full UM Today article to learn more about how sleep helps rewind the body’s internal clock:
https://umtoday.ca/stories/how-does-sleep-help-rewind-bodys-clock
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we in Winnipeg are so very lucky to have such brilliant and passionate people working at St Boniface Research Centre
they should speak to the Premier about the benefits about choosing a permanent time zone instead of the ancient practice of resetting clocks every six months – this is the 21 century