Off the coast of Japan, biologists netted a pea-size jellyfish with an unusual circadian clock — a chance finding that suggests there are likely more overlooked biological timekeeping mechanisms to be ...

Researchers have found that desynchronizing the circadian rhythm in rats caused brain changes that had a significant impact on appetite and feeding behavior. The findings have important implications ...

A growing field of research suggests that some medical treatments, such as cancer therapy or vaccines, might be more effective when given at certain times of the day ...

Are you a night owl or an early morning lark? If your preference is for getting up bright and early and getting started as soon as your feet hit the floor, then you would be considered a lark. Owls, ...

Source: Leslie Korn/ Rhythms of Recovery: Trauma, Nature and the Body PTSD, chronic pain (fibromyalgia), and sleep problems are all characterized by circadian rhythm imbalance. In order to understand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How often do you check to see what time it is? Clocks—on our phones, watches and throughout the house—help guide our routines.

Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D., the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Endocrinology and ...