Disruptions between the brain's master circadian clock and the liver's internal clock, communicated via the hepatic afferent vagal nerve (HVAN), can lead to unhealthy eating patterns and increased ...

May 4 (UPI) --Researchers have identified a complex combination of genes that control the human body's circadian rhythms, the rhythms that help sync a variety of biological processes with both ...

New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows that our brain clock can be shifted by light exposure, potentially to align it with night shift patterns. It highlights that a ‘one size fits ...

Results indicate the closer the Doomsday Clock ticks to midnight, the higher the rates are for mortality specific to Alzheimer’s disease, suicide, unintentional injuries, alcohol and substance-related ...

an hour late Saturday or early Sunday. Experts say an extra hour of sleep is great in theory, but for some people, it disrupts their sleep patterns. "Most people can adapt within a day or two," said ...