Professor Christian Benedict

Great news (at least for me) – I’ve been promoted to professor!

OMG! Just found out that our book has sold 54,000 copies in Japan! 💫💫💫🇯🇵🇸🇪 So grateful for the trust and for such a fantastic collaboration!

(9/9) Big thanks to co-authors including my PhD candidate Anastasia Grip, and our fantastic collaborators at Uppsala university @uu.se – especially @christianbenedict.bsky.social, @uio.no University of Oslo, Stockholm University, & Sahlgrenska University Hospital!

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19. Sleep Scientist Christian Benedict helps Comedian Al Pitcher sleep like a baby | Dream Guest Podcast Al Pitcher - Dream Guest · Episode

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Dose-response relationship between evening exercise and sleep - Nature Communications Exercise is essential for health, but strenuous evening exercise may disrupt sleep. Here, using 4-million nights of objective data, the authors show strenuous exercise ending within 4 hours of bedtime...

Exercise timing matters for sleep (4 million nights)
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Diabetes: Die innere Uhr als Risikofaktor Wer hat das größere Diabetesrisiko – Nachteulen oder Lerchen? Dieser Frage ging Professor Dr. Christian Benedict von der Uppsala Universit...

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Uppsalaforskaren: Våren gör oss mer sugna på kärlek Spanska värmen gör entré i Uppsala på onsdagen. Enligt forskaren Christian Benedict har inte vårvädret endast en uppiggande effekt. Det kan även väcka känslor – av det romantiska slaget.

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Können sich Langschläfer auch zur Lerche trainieren? Die Zeitumstellung macht vielen Menschen zu schaffen. Sie bringt den Schlafrhythmus durcheinander. Warum das so ist und ob Langschläfer zu Frühaufstehern werden können, weiß Neurowissenschaftler Chris...

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Precisionsmedicin krävs för sömnstörningar vid PMDS En ny studie kartlägger hur biologiska faktorer och behandlingar, som SSRI och sömnmedicin, påverkar symtomen och dygnsrytmen vid PMDS.

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When I started my research journey at the University of Lübeck, I never imagined my work would reach so many scholars. Now at Uppsala University, seeing my research cited over 15,000 times is both humbling and motivating. Grateful to my colleagues, mentors, and the academic community!

How to sleep better: perfect your bedtime routine and chill out – don't force it According to several experts in the slumber field, the best way to get to sleep is simple – stop trying to fall asleep

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How does sleep protect against neurodegenerative disease? A review, open-access
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The time is now: accounting for time-of-day effects to improve reproducibility and translation of metabolism research - Nature Metabolism This broad group of authors summarizes the impact of circadian factors on metabolic biology and offers recommendations on how to account for and report biological, environmental and experimental facto...

The time is now: accounting for time-of-day effects to improve reproducibility and translation of metabolism research | Nature Metabolism
Great collaboration led by Satchin Panda and team! Happy to contribute.
Time to take timing into consideration!!
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S3E3 - Can sleep make us more creative? - Sleep Science Podcast In this deep dive episode, we look at how sleep onset can help creativity. With our amazing guest speakers, Professor Bob Stickgold, Dr Adam Horowitz, Professor Delphine Oudiette and Dr Celia Lac...

As part of our World Sleep Day celebrations, our special guest episode on sleep and creativity is live!
Big thank you to guests Bob Stickgold, Adam Horowitz, Delphine Oudiette & Celia Lacaux for joining us on this deep dive into N1 and creativity.

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E26 - Part 1: A good night's sleep with Christian Benedict CHRONO:MEDICINE · Episode

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Come work for our group!

We are looking for a clinical research coordinator for our new study looking at sleep and mental health risk factors. This person would also be involved with many other projects in our program!

Know someone interested? Apply here:

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I am a scientist. I am a father. I am European. I support peace. It is not my job to comment on politics. But after seeing this, there is no doubt—there never has been: I stand with Zelensky and the Ukrainian people.

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Great summary of why my friend and I decided to comment on the latest Lancet Consortium statement on reducing the risk of dementia—and why sleep should have been considered rather than disregarded.

The Impact of Pharmacotherapy for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder on Sleep Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) affects a subset of women of reproductive age, characterized by severe mood disturbances and physical symptoms …

Sleep plays a crucial role in overall well-being, both physically and mentally. In a new review, alongside leading experts in the field, we discuss the role of sleep in PMDD and how medications used to treat PMDD impact sleep. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Exenatide once a week versus placebo as a potential disease-modifying treatment for people with Parkinson's disease in the UK: a phase 3, multicentre, double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, placebo... Our findings suggest that exenatide is safe and well tolerated. We found no evidence to support exenatide as a disease-modifying treatment for people with Parkinson's disease. Studies with agents that...

New in The Lancet, a phase 3 randomised trial of exenatide for Parkinson's disease showed no evidence to support this GLP-1 receptor agonist as a disease-modifying treatment @thelancet.bsky.social #neurosky #medsky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

ABOUT ME:
I’m a sleep researcher and lecturer at Uppsala University, with over 200 peer-reviewed articles and 15,000 citations in the field. I’ve also written two popular science books on sleep.

Helping people understand the importance of sleep is my mission!

73. Är skönhetssömnen bara en myt? (A-kursen i sömn) | A-kursen

För alla sömnnerdar :)! Sov gott! Christian
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Habitual sleep duration, healthy eating, and digestive system cancer mortality - BMC Medicine Background Lifestyle choices, such as dietary patterns and sleep duration, significantly impact the health of the digestive system and may influence the risk of mortality from digestive system cancer....

These findings suggest that a diet rich in fiber, fruits, and vegetables, combined with low meat consumption, may be associated with a reduced digestive system cancer risk, even among individuals with non-ideal sleep patterns. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Listen to the incredible Professor @m-pst-ongephd.bsky.social! She’s absolutely brilliant! I highly recommend everyone grab a copy of her latest book, Eat Better, Sleep Better!

w o w! stort grattis, Tove and all involved!

Melatonin: A potential nighttime guardian against Alzheimer’s - Molecular Psychiatry Molecular Psychiatry - Melatonin: A potential nighttime guardian against Alzheimer’s

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Melatonin shows promise for Alzheimer’s treatment Early studies indicate that melatonin, a natural hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles, could also treat Alzheimer's disease.

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