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Scientists find an hourly stress clock inside the brain

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a unique “stress clock” in the brain that operates on an hourly ...

The minimal circuit of the circadian clock: Just four neurons keep fruit flies on schedule, study finds

A tiny neural network is sufficient to control the daily rhythm of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Researchers at the ...

Time change: What neuroscience reveals about our internal clock

It's well-known that neural circuits help synchronize our biological clock with the day-night cycle. But just how exactly do ...

Hacking Your ‘Internal Clock’ Could Be the Secret to Treating Alzheimer’s, Breakthrough Study Suggests

Could disrupting your internal clock be the key to treating Alzheimer’s? A surprising new study, published in the journal ...

To optimize health, sync your habits with your body clock. Here's how

Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also ...
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Join a Study

We are looking for adults with type 2 diabetes for an exciting research study to see whether meal timing and/or bright light therapy can improve your blood sugar, reset your body clock, and improve ...
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Exercise may slow your body’s aging clock, study finds

Many studies suggest that planned, structured exercise, rather than casual activity, may slow epigenetic aging — changes in DNA that reflect biological rather than chronological age. Experiments in ...

Time-restricted eating without calorie cuts doesn't improve metabolic health, study finds

Contrary to common assumptions, a new study from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) and ...
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Daylight saving time ends Sunday — and Stanford study suggests it should go away for good

Researchers say the current protocol to both “fall back” and “spring forward” is the worst choice for our bodies.