Timo Takala
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Recent Articles
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Jurvelin H, Jokelainen J, Takala T
Aerosp Med Hum Perform
. 2015 May;
86(4):344-50.
PMID: 25945550
Background: Rapid travel over multiple time zones usually results in transient de-synchronization between environmental time and the biological clock of the individual. Common symptoms are increased daytime sleepiness, reduced sleep...
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Jurvelin H, Takala T, Nissila J, Timonen M, Ruger M, Jokelainen J, et al.
BMC Psychiatry
. 2014 Oct;
14:288.
PMID: 25330838
Background: Bright light treatment is effective for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), although the mechanisms of action are still unknown. We investigated whether transcranial bright light via the ear canals has...
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Tulppo M, Jurvelin H, Roivainen E, Nissila J, Hautala A, Kiviniemi A, et al.
Front Physiol
. 2014 May;
5:184.
PMID: 24860513
Purpose: A recent study suggests that transcranial brain targeted light treatment via ear canals may have physiological effects on brain function studied by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques in...
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Jurvelin H, Takala T, Heberg L, Nissila J, Ruger M, Leppaluoto J, et al.
Chronobiol Int
. 2014 May;
31(7):855-60.
PMID: 24828616
We investigated whether transcranial bright light (TBL) affects nocturnal melatonin and cortisol secretion in sham-controlled crossover trial. Young healthy adults were exposed in random order to 24 minutes of TBL...
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Toivonen M, Pollanen E, Ahtiainen M, Suominen H, Taaffe D, Cheng S, et al.
Exp Gerontol
. 2013 Dec;
48(12):1501-4.
PMID: 24365779
Protein glycosylation via O-linked N-acetylglucosaminylation (O-GlcNAcylation) is an important post-translational regulatory mechanism mediated by O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and responsive to nutrients and stress. OGT attaches an O-GlcNAc moiety to proteins,...
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Nissila J, Manttari S, Sarkioja T, Tuominen H, Takala T, Timonen M, et al.
J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol
. 2012 Sep;
198(11):833-9.
PMID: 22991144
Encephalopsin belongs to the family of extraretinal opsins having a putative role in CNS tissue photosensitivity. Encephalopsin mRNA has earlier been localized in rodent brains, but expression and localization of...
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Abou Elseoud A, Nissila J, Liettu A, Remes J, Jokelainen J, Takala T, et al.
Hum Brain Mapp
. 2012 Sep;
35(1):161-72.
PMID: 22987670
At present, our knowledge about seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is based mainly up on clinical symptoms, epidemiology, behavioral characteristics and light therapy. Recently developed measures of resting-state functional brain activity...
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Timonen M, Nissila J, Liettu A, Jokelainen J, Jurvelin H, Aunio A, et al.
Med Hypotheses
. 2012 Feb;
78(4):511-5.
PMID: 22296809
Bright light therapy (BLT) is widely accepted as first-line treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). However, the mechanism of action of BLT is still widely unknown. On the other hand,...
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Pollanen E, Ronkainen P, Horttanainen M, Takala T, Puolakka J, Suominen H, et al.
Growth Horm IGF Res
. 2010 Aug;
20(5):372-9.
PMID: 20724185
Objectives: To investigate the effects of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and its effective agents on the IGF-1 signaling pathway. Design And Methods: To examine the effects of HRT on...
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Pollanen E, Fey V, Tormakangas T, Ronkainen P, Taaffe D, Takala T, et al.
Age (Dordr)
. 2010 Jul;
32(3):347-63.
PMID: 20640546
At the moment, there is no clear molecular explanation for the steeper decline in muscle performance after menopause or the mechanisms of counteractive treatments. The goal of this genome-wide study...