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Confirming what observational studies have long thought, a genetic study has shown that a grizzly bear’s body clock ticks away routinely, even when the animal is deep in hibernation. What’s more, ...

Scientists at UMass Chan Medical School and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole have identified the first gene—Bmal1—to play a crucial role in regulating circatidal behavior in the ...

Scientists from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and collaborating institutions report that time-restricted eating ...

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A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation reviewed the evidence on circadian disruption, metabolic health, and circadian locomotor output cycles kaput (clock) genes. The daily ...

It's almost that time to set those clocks to 'fall back' — the end of daylight saving time and the switch to standard time will be here on Nov. 5, and that means mornings with more light, darkness ...