Post Date December, 03 2023
We have always had an old saying, "work at sunrise and rest at sunset". But now, staying up late has become the norm for many people. If you don't believe it, ask the young people at home: How about sleep in the last week? Did you stay up late?
Or some elderly people have not been able to completely escape the "staying up late" - it is not just after the Olympic Games, and it is unavoidable to stay up late to add oil to China (by rubbing mahjong).
However, staying up late to disturb the biological clock will cause a series of damage to the body. The latest research shows that staying up late disturbs the "biological clock" and also increases the risk of cancer.
There is an invisible "clock" in the human body, which circulates every 24 hours. It will adjust the time of falling asleep and waking up according to the light and darkness of the environment.
Staying up late disrupts the biological clock and increases the risk of cancer
The scientists divided the mice into two groups. One group received normal light, and the other group received more bright light, similar to the biological clock disorder caused by staying up late.
The results showed that the mice that received more bright light (which disturbed the biological clock) had faster tumor growth and higher malignancy (aggressiveness)!
This is because the disorder of biological clock will lead to the damage of tumor suppressor gene, which will stimulate tumor growth.
It's the gene the final say
The occurrence of tumor is controlled by a pair of "twin brothers": proto-oncogene and tumor suppressor gene.
Proto-oncogene, as the name suggests, is a gene that may stimulate the cancerous potential of cells.
Tumor suppressor gene, also known as tumor suppressor gene, can inhibit tumor production.
In fact, proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in human body are normal genes in human body and have very important physiological functions. This is not to say that "proto-oncogenes" must be bad guys - people can't live without these genes.
However, when the human body is affected by "carcinogenic" factors, such as unhealthy lifestyle, exposure to chemical carcinogens, etc., the proto-oncogene may be over-activated, the tumor suppressor gene may also be lost, and the cancer cells will be produced.
The latest research just mentioned is that the bad habit of staying up late leads to the weakening of the function of tumor suppressor genes, thus promoting the occurrence of tumors.
Don't let your family stay up late!
You may have questions about whether the research on mice is suitable for humans. In fact, there have been large-scale population studies before, which have proved that the disorder of biological clock can increase the risk of cancer.
For example, there is a study in Canada that women who have worked night shifts for more than 30 years are twice as likely to suffer from breast cancer.
In fact, staying up late can also cause a series of other health problems:
Night shift is easy to be "sad". Boston scientists have studied 190000 nurses who have been healthy in the past for 30 years, and finally found that nurses who work night shifts for a long time will increase the risk of coronary heart disease. People who sleep for a short time are prone to moderate diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke.
Staying up late can also cause vision loss, memory loss, headache, insomnia, skin damage, depression, etc., and may also reduce immunity, leading to more susceptibility to other diseases.
Try not to stay up late, go to bed early and get up early, so as to give the body the most regular work and rest time. In addition, family and friends have to come together to "stay up late" - after all, a person who stays up late has nothing to do. How many people must be pulled?
