How sleep, body clock, and daily habits affect heart and metabolic health
Mechanisms addressing the causal relationships of sleep, circadian rhythms, and cardiometabolic health
This research explores how modern lifestyles, including short sleep and misaligned daily routines, impact your heart and metabolic health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11123156 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Many of us experience short sleep and daily routines that don't match our natural body clock, which is guided by light and dark. This project looks at how these modern habits might lead to chronic health problems like obesity and heart disease. We want to understand the exact ways that not getting enough sleep or having an irregular body clock can change how your body uses energy and affects your risk for these conditions. Our team is particularly interested in how sleep patterns and the timing of eating, activity, and sleep influence your overall health.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This foundational research is relevant to individuals concerned about the impact of sleep and lifestyle on their heart and metabolic health.
Not a fit: Patients seeking immediate new treatments or direct clinical interventions may not find immediate benefit from this basic science research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help us understand how to better manage sleep and daily routines to prevent or improve cardiometabolic diseases.
How similar studies have performed: Previous work by this lab and others has shown initial links between sleep restriction and changes in eating behavior, suggesting a promising area for further investigation.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- Columbia University Health Sciences — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: St-Onge, Marie-Pierre — Columbia University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: St-Onge, Marie-Pierre
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.