YOU HAVE TO SLEEP AT THE RIGHT TIME. MINDY: IT IS VERY HARDWIRED. WE FOUND OUT THAT EVERYTHING SLEEPS AND EVERYTHING HAS A CIRCADIAN RHYTHM TOO. IT’S AN INTERNAL CLOCK. OUR BODIES ARE HARD-WIRED BY ...

All animals host a community of microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tracts, and there has been a lot of research interest in that so-called microbiome. Scientists have found that the microbiome ...

Poop timing might seem like an awkward topic, but doctors and gut-health researchers say it's actually an important window into your body's internal clock. Just like sleep, hunger, and hormones, bowel ...

Circadian rhythms are biological cycles within organisms that allow them to adjust their physiology and behavior to anticipate and adapt to changes in the outside environment. Circadian rhythms are ...

Evidence suggests that consistent, circadian-aligned morning habits can support alertness, mood stability and day-to-day cognitive performance. The strongest effects tend to come from a handful of ...

This summer, if you are lucky enough to be going on travels that take you across several time zones, you are likely to experience an uncomfortable dissonance between your internal biological clock and ...

The copepod species Calanus finmarchicus schedules its day using a genetic clock that works independently of external stimuli. The clock shapes the copepod's metabolic rhythms and daily vertical ...