“Changes in circadian rhythms happen with aging, and evidence suggests that circadian rhythm disturbances may be a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases like dementia,” said Dr. Wang.

YOU HAVE TO SLEEP AT THE RIGHT TIME. MINDY: IT IS VERY HARDWIRED. WE FOUND OUT THAT EVERYTHING SLEEPS AND EVERYTHING HAS A CIRCADIAN RHYTHM TOO. IT’S AN INTERNAL CLOCK. OUR BODIES ARE HARD-WIRED BY ...

Living organisms are governed by an internal biological clock known as the circadian rhythm, and as the Earth rotates every 24 hours, this clock aligns with the cycle of day and night. In a new study, ...

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 ...

Heart health experts are raising the alarm about how disruptions to the body’s internal clock could harm our wellbeing. The circadian rhythm, known as the body’s 24-hour internal clock, helps to ...

Shogo Sato receives funding from the Brain & Behavioral Research Foundation (NARSAD Young Investigator Grant, 28681) and start-up funds from Texas A&M University. Anyone who has suffered from jet lag ...

Back before Edison’s lightbulb—not to mention 24/7 online shopping and friends texting at 2 a.m.—humans rose with the sun, worked until desk, then fell into bed when the sky grew dark. That’s how ...