Category Archives: Sleep

Meneguzzo P, Gugliotta AA, Favaro A, Montagnese S, Bonato M, Scala A, Miscioscia M, Garolla A Frontiers in Psychiatry Background: Sleep disturbance is frequently reported among transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) adults, yet the relative contribution of circadian preference, mental health, and gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) remains unclear. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 222 TGD adults […]

Domenie ED, Erminelli D, Giusti G, Mangini C, Zarantonello L, Costa R, Montagnese S Journal of Biological Rhythms Chronotype reflects an individual’s preferred timing of sleep/daily activities and is typically regarded as a stable trait, though it varies across the lifespan and may fluctuate also over shorter periods of time. Here, we investigate the temporal […]

Giusti G, Constantino DB, van der Veen DR, Skene DJ, Montagnese S Chronobiology International The aim of the present study was to investigate the actigraphic sleep-wake and light exposure patterns of a 48-y-old healthy woman who travelled across one time zone (Italy to UK and vice versa) every two weeks for over 2.5 years (i.e. […]

Helfrich-Förster C, Domenie ED, Mitesser O, Hovestadt T, Ferlin A, Wehr TA, Costa R, Montagnese S Sci Adv To increase reproductive success, many species synchronize reproductive behavior with a particular phase of the lunar cycle. The human menstrual cycle has also a period close to that of the lunar cycle, and recent studies suggest a […]

Cajochen C, Montagnese S J Sleep Res While there is considerable enthusiasm for the translational and clinical applications of chronobiology, their actual implementation is not progressing as rapidly as might be expected. Here we discuss the possibility that this may relate to a combination of conceptual, methodological, evidentiary and training challenges. These are compounded by […]

Biscontin A, Russo A, Marnetto D, Pagani L, Costa R, Montagnese S J Biol Rhythms The present study aimed to develop a TaqMan genotyping card for molecular chronotype assessment based on a predictive panel of 35 previously identified genetic variants. A reliable TaqMan assay was successfully developed for 33 out of the 35 chronotype-predictive variants. […]

Giusti G, Mangini C, Erminelli D, Domenie ED, Montagnese S Chronobiology International One of the main challenges in translating chronobiology research into clinical practice is represented by differences in how basic scientists and clinicians evaluate evidence. The workshop “Assessing Evidence in Translational Chronobiology,” which was held at the University of Surrey in June 2023, addressed […]

Orsini F, Domenie ED, Zarantonello L, Costa R, Montagnese S, Rossi R Heliyon The study of the relationship between Daylight Saving Time (DST) and road safety has yielded contrasting results, most likely in relation to the inability of crash-database approaches to unravel positive (ambient lighting-related) and negative (circadian/sleep-related) effects, and to significant geographical differences in […]

Giusti G, Domenie ED, Zarantonello L, Mangini C, Ferrari P, Costa R, Montagnese S J Sleep Res The aim of the present study was to characterise “early drop-outs” (n = 3185) out of a group of university students (n = 7766) engaged in an ongoing circadian education initiative, to evaluate its efficacy and direct its […]