What do "epigenetic clocks" actually measure? These lab tests have become popular tools for studying biological aging, or how ...

UT Health San Antonio researchers find the liver’s circadian clock times the release of proteins like endostatin that influence fat metabolism.

LMU researchers have elucidated how different organs adapt the same clock machinery to regulate their individual needs over ...

Multivitamins have ignited a fierce scientific debate over whether nutritional supplements are beneficial to our health or a multi-billion-dollar racket. A long-term randomized controlled trial in the ...

Clock genes are a set of genes known to contribute to the regulation of the human body's internal 24-hour cycle, also known as the circadian rhythm. One of these genes is the so-called CLOCK gene, a ...

If you’re interested in completely reworking the body’s internal clock, you might be intrigued by medicinal fungi with transformative effects. If you’re just looking to tweak it, you may not need to ...

This illustration shows how the components of the cyanobacterial circadian clock interact in a 24-hour cycle. (Image credit: Andy LiWang) Daily cycles in virtually every aspect of our physiology are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...