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Ig Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Diego Golombek: Viagra and Jet Lag Recovery

01.29.2016 - By Joseph CohenPlay

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I'm bringing another scientist on board today, Dr. Diego Golombek. Dr. Golombek won the Ig Nobel Prize in 2007, a parody of the Nobel Prize honoring achievements that "make people laugh, and make people think," for discovering that viagra aids jet lag in hamsters. The research can be found in this study.

About Dr. Diego Golombek:

Dr. Diego Golombek is an argentine biologist, communicator, popularizer of science and an experienced researcher in chronobiology. He is currently a professor at the National University of Quilmes and researcher at CONICET, and is an author of several books about biology and related topics.

What We Cover in This Interview

-% of circadian rhythm genes

-Why you should sleep in a cool environment

-PDE5 inhibitors and the best way to correct your circadian rhythm during travel

-How nitric oxide can help with circadian entrainment

-How much light exposure is needed during the day

-Eating at night and why this interferes with our circadian rhythms

-The effects of drugs on the circadian rhythm

-The connection between jet lag, metabolic disorders, weight gain, and cancer

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