Sleep disorders are the consequence of misalignments between the endogenous circadian clock and the external environment. Many of the mutations and polymorphisms associated with circadian rhythms ...

Scientists map the circadian rhythm-regulating neurons and elucidate their roles in regulating behaviors in Drosophila The circadian clock, an internal timekeeping system, enables organisms to ...

Circadian rhythms are the cycles that tell the body when to sleep, wake, and eat—the biological and psychological processes that oscillate in predictable patterns each day. This internal clock ...

The circadian clock plays a key role in coordinating many biological processes from behaviors to cellular metabolism and mitosis. Disruption of circadian rhythms can increase susceptibility to ...

Human life is governed by a circadian rhythm (around 24 hours) that is controlled by a tiny biological clock located in the ...