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You Are When You Eat
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Nov 20, 2023 | 3 min read
Intermittent fasting regulates biological time and improves disrupted sleep in an Alzheimer’s disease model.
Fly’s Blood-Brain Barrier Has Circadian Rhythms
Abby Olena, PhD | Mar 8, 2018 | 3 min read
In Drosophila, the tissue is more permeable to drugs at night, offering a possible explanation for why some medicines work better at certain times of day.
Circadian Rhythms Influence Treatment Effects
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Apr 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
Across many diseases, taking medication at specific times of day may make the therapy more effective.
Glia Help Regulate Circadian Behaviors
Diana Kwon | Mar 23, 2017 | 4 min read
Scientists confirm that astrocytes are involved in regulating molecular and behavioral circadian rhythms in mice. 
A Nile rat sitting atop fruits
Genome Spotlight: Nile Rat (Avicanthis niloticus)
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Nov 23, 2022 | 4 min read
A reference sequence for this emerging model organism will facilitate research on type 2 diabetes and the health effects of circadian rhythm disruption.
The Quest for Perfect Timing
Karen Kreeger | Jul 8, 2001 | 7 min read
Chronobiologists, those who investigate circadian rhythms, or daily clocks, are finally making concrete links between sleep patterns in humans and a menagerie of well-studied animal models. 
Early Detection of Dementia with Smart Devices
Rachael Moeller Gorman | May 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
Digital biomarkers of cognitive decline could alert us to the early stages of dementia before irreversible damage occurs.
How Time Is Encoded in Memories
Catherine Offord | May 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
Rats and equations help researchers develop a theory of how our brains keep track of when events took place.
How Social Isolation Affects the Brain
Catherine Offord | Jul 13, 2020 | 10+ min read
Absence of human contact is associated with declines in cognitive function. But as the COVID-19 pandemic brings concerns about the potential harms of isolation to the fore, researchers are still hunting for concrete evidence of a causal role as well as possible mechanisms.
The Psychiatrist’s Jigsaw
Megan Scudellari | Nov 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
Researchers are piecing together the devilishly complex sets of genetic alterations underlying schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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