What Are Circadian Rhythm Disorders? A circadian rhythm is your body’s internal 24-hour clock, and it controls your sleep-wake cycle and other body processes, such as eating and digestion.

During this unique study, researchers investigated ways to limit the impact hospitalization has on a patient's circadian rhythmicity. Circadian rhythms are physiological changes that follow a 24-hour ...

Our more short-term goal at that time was to clone the period locus, and our more long-term goal was to define the machinery that underlies the almost ubiquitous process of circadian rhythmicity. Our ...

Importantly, improving sleep and 24-hour (circadian) rhythmicity can help with recovery and treatment response in many of these conditions. For example, we have found that early morning bright light ...

In this unit you will learn about the neural and molecular bases for circadian rhythmicity in both simple and complex neural systems. The unit will cover how physiology and behaviour changes from day ...

Light therapy may improve sleep by helping to regulate your circadian rhythm, promoting alertness during the day and facilitating better sleep at night. Share on Pinterest It may seem ...

Loss of function of core clock genes such as Bmal1 and Per2 is associated with loss of circadian rhythmicity and disturbances in a number cognitive, affective, and drug related behaviours. Members of ...

Lead author Gesa Helmsorig says, "We were able to show that the mutation in LWD1 influences the circadian clock of the plant, presumably by affecting the processing of light signals that serve its ...

Research from the University of California, Irvine has revealed how disruption of the circadian clock, the body's internal, 24-hour biological pacemaker, may accelerate the progression of ...

using cell and molecular approaches to better understand retinal aging and the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Michael E. Boulton, PhD, and his research team ...