In the study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, the researchers set out to determine the health impacts of everyday physical activities, including walking regularly and doing chores. The ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in the circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor diet can contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a recent ...

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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 ...

Your daily rhythm may matter more for brain health than previously thought. Older adults with weaker, more disrupted activity patterns were far more likely to develop dementia than those with steady ...

Researchers from the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS)/SOKENDAI and Kyushu University have uncovered the molecular mechanism that drives the "ticking" of the circadian clock in cyanobacteria.

Titled “Role of Cardiac Clock Misalignment in Promoting Arrhythmias in Swine and Donor Human Hearts,” the five-year, $3.4 million study is funded by a R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood ...

Chemicals in furniture and children’s toys could impact the quality of your sleep. New research shows that chemicals hidden in plastics can interfere with the circadian rhythm, delaying the internal ...