As the clocks go back this weekend, maybe it isn’t just the hour change we need to rethink, writes Dr Catherine Conlon.

Activating specific neurons in a part of the brain that serves as the body's master circadian pacemaker caused mice to eat ...

Every cell in the human body operates on an intricate internal schedule, governed by circadian rhythms that synchronize our biological processes with the 24-hour cycle of day and night. Coordinated by ...

Impeding a link between the body's natural clock and the brain may help reduce neurodegeneration in mice modeling Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study led by researchers at WashU Medicine and ...

You might be tempted to sleep in after a late night—but scientists have found that it’s better for your brain and heart health to stick to your regular schedule. The key to better sleep may not be ...

Daylight saving time is not only jarring but also unhealthy, according to a new study by Stanford scientists. The findings published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show ...

For years, Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices in Greenlandic girls and women without their consent, part of a painful legacy of mistreatment. By Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli The prime ...

Abstract: Existing methods for controlling circadian rhythms are based on standard mathematical models that are not personalized, as they are fitted to population-wide data. Moreover, the standard ...

As the global burden of diabetes escalates, health care professionals, especially dietitians, must lead the way in addressing the lifestyle demands for these populations. Among those ...

I was on day two of a 10-day trip through South Australia. Back home in San Francisco, it was 2 a.m., but here in leaf-speckled Adelaide—a city in the depths of fall—it was 6:30 p.m. And while that ...