Swab Tests to Determine Sleep Patterns
Apparently, many of us have our share of sleep problems and others can see it with the sleeping patterns that we follow. Most of these sleeping patterns may be abnormal in nature and the important thing is to analyze and find a way to explain why such sleep patterns turn out to be this way.
Mouth swabs have reportedly been identified as a new way to be able to determine sleep patterns. The genes are key points in the human body that can help analyze the sleep patterns we follow and through these new means, the circadian rhythm of how we sleep can be analyzed and evaluated properly.
Researchers at the Swansea University have developed the new technique of studying sleep pattern through mouth swab. This system can assist findings of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and chemotherapy effectiveness at certain times too.
This analysis identifies the genesdefine that regulate the sleep cycle. The usual sleep and wake pattern is known as circadian rhythm.
A number of genes manage the circadian rhythm and produce ribonucleic acid (RNA). The level of this acid present is indicative of how active an individual is at a given time.
(Source) The Med Guru
