Chronic drinking can disrupt a good night’s sleep and disrupt other circadian clock functions. Researchers from Taipei Medical University found that patients struggling with an addiction to alcohol had lower levels of the messenger ribonucleic acid molecule in circadian clock genes.
This finding supports the relationship between dysregulation of these key genes and drinking in humans.
Alcohol dependency is related to circadian rhythm dysfunction such as sleep problems and mood changes. This study is important because the (study) authors used a clinical sample, instead of animal models, to look into circadian dysregulation in alcohol dependency patients.
