Clock genes are a set of genes known to contribute to the regulation of the human body's internal 24-hour cycle, also known as the circadian rhythm. One of these genes is the so-called CLOCK gene, a ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in the circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor diet can contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a recent ...

Researchers led by Gen Kurosawa at the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) in Japan have used theoretical physics to discover how our biological clock ...

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a surprising source of entropy in quantum timekeeping—the act of measurement itself. In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists ...

Titled “Role of Cardiac Clock Misalignment in Promoting Arrhythmias in Swine and Donor Human Hearts,” the five-year, $3.4 million study is funded by a R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood ...

FILE - A study assistant, is holding a blood sample in her hand. ST. LOUIS - Scientists say they’ve developed a highly accurate, single blood test that can predict within three to four years when a ...