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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Leone MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7342078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current biology : CB 20200708 16
The COVID-19 pandemic [1] resulted in many countries imposing a lockdown, which in turn reduces sunlight exposure and alters daily social schedules. Since these are the main entrainment factors for biological rhythms [2], we hypothesized that the lockdown may have affected sleep and circadian rhythms. We indeed show that participants slept longer and later during lockdown weekdays, and exhibited lower levels of social jetlag. While this may seem to be an overall improvement of sleep conditions, ...[more]