Disruptions in circadian rhythm — the body's internal 24-hour clock that regulates rest and wakefulness — have been associated with the pathogenesis of different metabolic disorders, including ...

Impeding a link between the body's natural clock and the brain may help reduce neurodegeneration in mice modeling Alzheimer's ...

Upsetting circadian rhythms, the bio-clocks found in animals and humans, can cause brain degeneration, loss of motor function and premature death. Until this finding, it wasn't clear which came first ...

We spend 90 percent of our time indoors, so lighting is important We spend 90 percent of our time indoors, so lighting is important “Everything cannot happen at once,” says Satchin Panda, a circadian ...

Countless genetically controlled clocks tick inside different parts of our bodies, such as the liver, kidneys and heart. Among other things, they initiate many metabolic processes, ensuring that these ...

Did the holidays mess up your sleep patterns? Maybe you stayed up late ringing in the new year, or changed time zones while traveling. Science journalist Lynne Peeples says the body's circadian ...

It does so by affecting your body's circadian rhythm (internal clock), causing an imbalance in hormones that ... Sleep provides the body with a period of rest to repair and recharge itself. During ...