Cells with a functioning molecular clock are better able to adapt to changes in glucose supply and can recover faster from long-term starvation, according to a study published today in eLife. The ...

Twice a year we change our clocks by an hour, with Daylight Saving Time sending the clocks back an hour in spring, and ending when the clocks go forward an hour in the fall to return us to Standard ...

Too little or too much sleep might be hurting you more than you think.

Molecular clocks in our cells synchronize our bodies with the cycle of night and day, cue us for sleep and waking, and drive daily cycles in virtually every aspect of our physiology. Scientists ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine have harnessed the internal circadian clock of the body to deliver medication for an inflammatory illness precisely when it was most needed. Tissue implants incorporating ...

The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally—and cases are on the rise, both in the U.S. and worldwide.

Abnormal sleep patterns, like those of night-shift workers, disrupt the body's natural biological clock and have been linked to lung health issues. A new study by University of Rochester Medical ...

FNIH Biomarkers Consortium Study Shows “Clock Model” Blood Test Can Predict Onset of Alzheimer’s Symptoms Years in Advance The “clock model” can use a single blood test to estimate the onset of ...

If you’re hitting the snooze button in the mornings, it might be because you’re chronically tired. A study published in the journal Sleep suggests that those who use an alarm clock to wake up are more ...