Early risers have significantly weaker sleep spindle activity than those who prefer to stay up late at night, a new study reveals.
Researchers reveal the role hundreds of miRNAs appear to play in modulating circadian rhythm.
People who are genetically predisposed to be "early birds" only take a few days to adjust to time changes as a result of daylight savings. Night owls can take over a week to adjust to the time change.
Advanced sleep phase may affect as many as one in 300 people, and may be the result of a genetic trait.
Yesterday, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine is to be awarded jointly to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their work unraveling the molecular mechanisms behind circadian rhythm.
Researchers use optogenetics to successfully switch specific G-protein coupled signalling pathways on and off.
Researchers have identified novel neural pathways that help regulate sleep and wakefulness.
Study sheds light on DNA methylation related to sleep deprivation in those with shift-work disorder.
Following a 12 year long study, researchers have identified seven phenoclasses that can help doctors to diagnose and track the progression of bipolar disorder in patients.
A new Journal of Neuroscience study reveals the activation of a brain area associated with reward response early in the afternoon.
Mouse study reveals the presence of the Baml1 gene in the striatum has a sexually dimorphic effect on alcohol consumption. Male mice without the protein consumed more alcohol than those who did, while the reverse was true for females.
A new study of drosophila reveals a link between circadian rhythm, diet, lifespan, and eye health. Unexpectedly, researchers found processes in the fly eye that appear to drive the aging process.
