Humans and most other organisms have internal biological clocks that track the daily cycle of sunrise and sunset. These ...

Our bodies follow a natural 24-hour cycle known as the circadian rhythm that influences everything from sleep to metabolism. While scientists have long known that certain core circadian clock genes ...

Researchers led by Gen Kurosawa at the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) in Japan have used theoretical physics to discover how our biological clock ...

India, April 11 -- Can a Hair Sample Really Reveal Your Body's Internal Clock? Yes, according to a new study published in ...

When does the circadian clock start ticking? A new study shows that fetal clocks synchronize to the mother in the womb via hormones, highlighting the importance of light and sleep during pregnancy.

Circadian rhythms are the cycles that tell the body when to sleep, wake, and eat—the biological and psychological processes that oscillate in predictable patterns each day. This internal clock is ...

A study in mice suggests that the “glymphatic system,” which removes the brain’s toxic waste during sleep, may not operate efficiently in shift workers who sleep during the day. This may explain their ...

Study: Daily glucocorticoids promote glioblastoma growth and circadian synchrony to the host. Image Credit: crystal light / Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in Cancer Cell, scientists ...

A research team at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin has developed a test that can determine a person's chronotype based on ...