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Body clocks matter for heart health

Disruptions to the body's internal clock are strongly associated with increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood ...
Your body follows a circadian rhythm that influences everything from how well your medications work to the best time for exercise.
The blood test could be a breakthrough in circadian rhythm research Can a blood test tell what time it is in your body? Scientists at Northwestern University think so. In a study published Monday in ...
Most of us don't notice our internal clocks until they're out of whack with the time of day, usually because of jetlag or a change in sleep patterns. Like a clock that needs to be set daily, the brain ...
Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune ...
Using an ultra-high-resolution imaging technology called 7 Tesla functional MRI (fMRI) on human participants, researchers ...
This neuroscientist shares how our bodies guide the way we act and think, and how to listen to it for clues. Have you ever been startled by someone suddenly talking to you when you thought you were ...
There are a number of health-related applications that benefit from periodic or constant monitoring of core body temperature. Currently conventional techniques for measuring internal body temperature ...
The body may have an internal scale that senses how much a person weighs, so the body can regulate fat mass in response, a new study in rodents suggests. If the findings hold up in humans, the ...
Syncing your circadian rhythm to a natural light-dark cycle could improve your health and well-being. nambitomo/iStock via Getty Images Plus Anyone who has suffered from jet lag or struggled after ...