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The clocks are falling back early this year, but new study reveals Daylight Saving Time harms our health — here’s why

Twice a year we change our clocks by an hour, with Daylight Saving Time sending the clocks back an hour in spring, and ending when the clocks go forward an hour in the fall to return us to Standard ...
Medical Xpress

Body clock keeps 24-hour rhythm by distorting gene activity in the heat

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Here's what happens to your body when clocks 'fall back' an hour

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America "falls back" into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too—it'll help your body clock reset faster. Daylight ...
Staten Island Advance

Daylight Saving Time: Clock changes pose health risks, study says

A new study by Stanford medical researchers has confirmed long-term hazards to our annual clock change from Standard time to Daylight Saving Time. The researchers compared the three different time ...
News Medical

Study uncovers how bacterial circadian clocks control gene expression

Our circadian clocks play a crucial role in our health and well-being, keeping our 24-hour biological cycles in sync with light and dark exposure. Disruptions in the rhythms of these clocks, as with ...
News Medical

Study reveals how the body clock stays on track despite temperature changes

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 ...
Chicago Tribune

Here’s what happens to your body when clocks ‘fall back’ an hour

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America “falls back” into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too — it’ll help your body clock reset faster. Daylight ...