The Economist3 天
How Daylight Saving Time affects your sleep and diet
The arrival of Daylight Saving Time (DST) seems to have long-lasting negative effects on human health. The human body clock, ...
Daily Excelsior4 小时
Impact of Circadian Rhythms on Health
One of the most striking features of our world is the continuous cycle of day and night. Almost all living organisms, including humans, exhibit daily changes in their behavior and physiology, which ...
BBC1 年
Understanding your body clock
It’s thought the first cells on Earth were damaged by UV light from the Sun and adapted by repairing themselves at night. 2. You’re not the only one to have them It’s thought any life form ...
Mirage News2 天
Research Harnesses Body Clock for Precise Med Delivery
Guilak Researchers at WashU Medicine have harnessed the internal circadian clock of the body to deliver medication for an ...
University of Manchester1 年
Body clock study unlocks prospect of treatment for osteoarthritis
A University of Manchester biologist has for the first time established that the painful and debilitating symptoms endured by osteoarthritis sufferers are intrinsically linked to the human body clock.
Stylist3 年
5 ways to reset your body clock if you're struggling to get out of bed in the morning
Struggling to wake up on dark, cold mornings? Find yourself staying up late in the evening? It’s time to change that. But, when it comes to looking after your brain and body, how much attention ...
Rolling Out16 天
How your body clock controls your hormones and health
Your body’s internal clock isn’t just about feeling sleepy – it’s orchestrating a complex hormonal ballet that affects everything from your mood to your metabolism. We often think about ...
The spring clock change may affect your mind and body longer than you realise
Your biological internal clock is controlled in a small region of the brain called the hypothalamus. It regulates hormone ...
Clock change, sleep disruptions and our health – tips to minimise the impact
Exposing yourself to natural light in the morning can help to improve your adjustment to the clocks changing by signalling to ...
Your body’s internal clocks need some fine-tuning
In a Cold War-era bunker-turned-Airbnb situated 50 feet below ground in Arkansas, journalist Lynne Peeples conducted an experiment to better understand her internal clock. She’d always struggled ...
University of Manchester5 年
Researchers discover how eating feeds into the body clock
New research has found it is not just what you eat, but when you eat that is important, knowledge which could improve the health of shift workers and people suffering from jet lag. The Medical ...