/oss/taxonomy/term/4038/all en /oss/article/health-general-science/can-blood-test-determine-if-youre-morning-or-night-person <p>The 24-hour internal clock in your brain is known as your <i>circadian rhythm</i> and its personal manifestation is your <i>chronotype</i>—which varies greatly on an individual basis.</p> <p>For example, night owls tend to have a <i>late chronotype</i>; these individuals have their circadian rhythm delayed by any number of hours, going to bed late and waking up late. In the same manner, those whose internal clock is advanced have an <i>early chronotype</i>, and tend to be early risers.</p> Fri, 22 May 2020 19:23:38 +0000 Caitlin Bard, OSS Intern 8255 at /oss /oss/article/health/fasting-blood-tests-are-becoming-less-routine <hr /> <p>This article was first published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-fasting-blood-tests-are-becoming-less-routine">The Montreal Gazette.</a></p> <hr /> <p>For many years, people usually did their routine blood tests on an empty stomach. Inevitably, this caused a major congestion in the hospital every morning as people lined up at the blood testing centre in a queue that would spiral around corners and down hallways as people waited, sometimes for hours, to get tested.</p> Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:45:43 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7901 at /oss