FeaturedGenetics·November 20, 2014·3 min readUnwinding the Mysteries of the Cellular ClockEnhancers control the expression of genes, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 18, 2014·3 min readResearchers Explore Link Between Memory Deficit and Misfiring Circadian ClockResearchers identify a brain area which disrupts memory when the circadian rhythm is altered.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2014·5 min readScientists Find First Evidence of ‘Local’ Clock in the BrainA new study provides fresh insight into how local circadian clocks can control sleep and wakefulness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 7, 2014·6 min readCircadian Rhythms Shift for Later Sleep, but School Remains Early for TeensA new study proposes later start times for middle and high school student to accommodate changes to teenage circadian rhythm.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 21, 2014·4 min readReading a Biological Clock in the DarkResearchers report correct coordination between our circadian clock and gut bacteria could be critical for preventing metabolic diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2014·4 min readResearchers Untangle the Biological Effects of Blue LightMelanopsin and S-cones battle for control of the pupil under blue light.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 30, 2014·3 min readScientists Pinpoint Biological Clock’s SynchronicityResearchers discover how LNvs neurons synchronize at specific times to help regulate circadian rhythm.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 18, 2014·3 min readResearchers Obtain Key Insights into How the Internal Body Clock is TunedResearchers discover a new way that circadian rhythm is regulated by long non-coding RNA.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 14, 2014·4 min readScientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain SwitchboardA new optogenetics study could be a breakthrough in understanding how the TRN influences consciousness.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 13, 2014·5 min readSingle Gene Controls Jet LagResearchers report they have discovered a master gene responsible for sleep and wake cycles.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 22, 2014·3 min readGenes Discovered Linking Circadian Clock with Eating ScheduleMutations in a pair of genes, which normally help regulate eating scheduled and keep them in sync with daily sleep rhythms, may play a role in so called night eating syndrome.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2014·2 min readResearchers Discover a Key Regulator in the Pacemakers of Brain and HeartResearchers discover T-type channels can shift from using calcium ions to sodium ions to generate electrochemical signals, because of an outer shield of amino acids.Read More