Eve van Cauter

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Eve Van Cauter is an American researcher on sleep, glucose regulation, and endocrinology. She is the Frederick H. Rawson Professor in the section of adult and pediatric endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and the director of the sleep, metabolism and health center at the University of Chicago. [1] [2] Her research is primarily focused on the impact of sleep and circadian rhythms on glucose regulation and metabolism. She was one of the first people to discover that sleep deprivation effects the body. [3]

Van Cauter has published on significant findings related to the role of sleep in glucose tolerance and regulation, and the metabolic consequences of sleep loss. [4] [5] Her work has shown a connection between sleep disturbances and insulin resistance [6] [7] and an association between sleep and obesity in both children and adults. [8]

Van Cauter has explored the relationship between sleep and the somatotropic axis, examining how growth hormone and cortisol levels relate to sleep, [9] and how alterations of circadian rhythmicity and sleep in aging have endocrine consequences. [10]

Her work has involved the relationships between circadian rhythms, sleep, and endocrine function in conditions such as schizophrenia. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Not getting enough sleep could blunt antibody response to vaccination, leaving you more vulnerable to infection". www.uchicagomedicine.org. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  2. ↑ "The Impact of Poor Sleep on Type 2 Diabetes - Blog - NIDDK". National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. ↑ "2010 Prize Recipient: Eve Van Cauter, PhD". sleep.hms.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  4. ↑ "Our History of Medical Breakthroughs". www.uchicagomedicine.org. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  5. ↑ Van Cauter, Eve; Spiegel, Karine; Tasali, Esra; Leproult, Rachel (2008-09-01). "Metabolic consequences of sleep and sleep loss". Sleep Medicine. The Art of Good Sleep Proceedings from the 5 International Sleep Disorders Forum: Novel Outcome Measures of Sleep, Sleep Loss and Insomnia. 9: S23–S28. doi:10.1016/S1389-9457(08)70013-3. ISSN   1389-9457. PMC   4444051 . PMID   18929315.
  6. ↑ "The Impact of Poor Sleep on Type 2 Diabetes - Blog - NIDDK". National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  7. ↑ Van Cauter, E. (26 September 2011). "Sleep disturbances and insulin resistance: Sleep disturbances and insulin resistance". Diabetic Medicine. 28 (12): 1455–1462. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03459.x .
  8. ↑ Van Cauter, Eve; Knutson, Kristen L (December 2008). "Sleep and the epidemic of obesity in children and adults". European Journal of Endocrinology. 159 (suppl_1): S59–S66. doi:10.1530/eje-08-0298. ISSN   0804-4643. PMC   2755992 . PMID   18719052.
  9. ↑ Sönksen, Peter (2000-06-01). "Editorial". Growth Hormone & IGF Research. 10 (3): 107–110. doi:10.1054/ghir.2000.0155. ISSN   1096-6374.
  10. ↑ van Cauter, Eve; Plat, Laurence; Leproult, Rachel; Copinschi, Georges (1998-03-16). "Alterations of Circadian Rhythmicity and Sleep in Aging: Endocrine Consequences". Hormone Research. 49 (3–4): 147–152. doi:10.1159/000023162. ISSN   0301-0163.
  11. ↑ "Circadian and Sleep-Related Endocrine Rhythms in Schizophrenia". jamanetwork.com. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810280064009 . Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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