chronotherapy

American

[kron-uh-ther-uh-pee, kroh-nuh-] / ˌkrɒn əˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkroʊ nə- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

a treatment for insomnia in which a person's normal cycle of waking and sleeping is altered.

Etymology

Origin of chronotherapy

First recorded in 1975–80; chrono- + therapy

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"Studies in humans are clearly required. Regarding intense light therapy, chronotherapy and restricted feeding are low-risk strategies that should be tested sooner than later."

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

The growing understanding of circadian rhythms also could offer help through what's known as chronotherapy.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

Before Godain started her home chronotherapy regimen, she strapped on a watch-like device that logged her daily rhythms, says Lévi.

From Nature • Apr. 16, 2018

These efforts could help to elucidate inconsistencies in clinical trials and make chronotherapy more practicable for doctors and patients alike, Lévi argues.

From Nature • Apr. 16, 2018

For champions of the approach, such as Lévi, the prospects for chronotherapy have never looked better.

From Nature • Apr. 16, 2018

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