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

Food is a powerful entrainment cue for circadian clocks in peripheral tissues, and changes in the composition of nutrients have been demonstrated to metabolically reprogram peripheral clocks. However, ...

We have taken our closest look at the activity of a tiny brain region thought to be involved in the human circadian clock. Johanna Meijer at Leiden University in the Netherlands and her colleagues ...

Takashi Maejima, Yusuke Tsuno, Shota Miyazaki, Yousuke Tsuneoka, Emi Hasegawa, Md Tarikul Islam, Ryosuke Enoki, Takahiro J. Nakamura, Michihiro Mieda Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of ...

The body's internal clock, regulated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), anticipates wake-up time through circadian rhythms. Proteins like PER and hormones such as cortisol fluctuate, preparing the ...

Cancer researcher Chi Van Dang studies pharmacokinetics—the way the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes a ...

A gene called Npas4, already known to play a key role in balancing excitatory and inhibitory inputs in brain cells, appears to also be a master timekeeper for the brain's circadian clock, new research ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The shorter daylight hours at the onset of fall lead to changes in our daily routines; however, they can also affect physical and mental health.