Obtaining the body’s biological clock using a blood sample

Obtaining the body’s biological clock using a blood sample

Researchers from Vanderbilt University in America managed to find the body’s biological clock using a computer method called Zeit-Zieger and blood samples.

According to Medical Express, researchers from Vanderbilt University have announced that by using this method, it is possible to predict different behaviors at the appointed time, and it is possible to treat the existing problems of insomnia and related disorders for each person.

This is the first study based on the information related to the gene expression of several people in order to find out the biological clock and circadian rhythm of the body.

Prior to these studies, they examined a small number of people or only worked with a few predetermined genes, while in this study, 15 genes were used.

The interesting thing to note in this study is that 13 of the 15 genes examined were not key genes related to the circadian clock of the human body, but the Zeit-Zieger method can understand which genes can provide the best predictions about the functioning of the body clock.

This method can predict the performance and reactions of the body in different conditions. To determine things such as reaction time to lack of sunlight, lack of sleep, insomnia in each person.

Disruption of the biological clock can have various causes such as cancer, obesity or depression.

Using the blood samples of 60 people and analyzing their blood RNA, researchers from Vanderbilt University succeeded in finding out about one hour of each volunteer’s day and night. And they are investigating ways to increase the accuracy of these predictions.

The results of this research have been published in the scientific journal Genome Medicine.

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