Sex differences in sleep, circadian rhythms, and metabolism: Implications for precision medicine

The number of individuals experiencing sleep loss has exponentially risen over the past decades. Extrapolation of laboratory findings to the real world suggests that females are more affected by extended wakefulness and circadian misalignment than males are. Therefore, long-term effects such as sleep and metabolic disorders are likely to be more prevalent in females than in males. Despite emerging evidence for sex differences in key aspects of sleep-wake and circadian regulation, much remains unknown, as females are often underrepresented in sleep and circadian research. This narrative review aims at highlighting 1) how sex differences systematically impinge on the sleep-wake and circadian regulation in…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Defense

  Awards: W81XWH-16-1-0223, W81XWH
• AV
  Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
• NI
  National Institutes of Health

  Awards: R00HL148500, R01HL140574, W81XWH, R01HL153969