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Shifting clocks each spring disrupts human biology and harms health. Sleep experts argue that permanent standard time aligns far better with natural circadian rhythms.

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A person working late at night in the office. Night shift workers are more prone to falling sick due to disruptions in their circadian rhythms.

Why Do Night Shift Workers Fall Sick More Frequently?

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Does Sunlight Make Us Happy? It's Complicated, Say Researchers

A woman getting out of bed next to an alarm clock. People with advanced sleep phase trait have early sleep onset and offset due to genetic mutations leading to shorter circadian period.

The Genetic Variants Behind "Early Bird" Sleep Patterns

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How Does the Moon Influence Animal Behavior?

A reddish brown ant with a whitish fungal stalk growing out of it.

Zombie Fungi Hijack Hosts’ Brains

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Why Timing Matters When Taking Medicines

An illustration of a single cancer cell (in seafoam green) with four white blood cells (in green) attached to it.

The Circadian Clock Tells the Right Time for Immunotherapy

A white brain with clock hands rests in the middle of two scenes of two different times of day, nighttime, indicated by stars on a blue background, is on the left and day, indicated by light blue clouds, on the right.

Sleep Rhythms Prompt Long-term Memories

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A team of cartoon scientists studying a giant pancreas.

Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Lawnmower-like Enzyme Rewinds Decades of Molecular Aging in Human Tissue

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

A person on an operation table getting anesthesia. A study revealed sex differences in ketamine anesthesia.

Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Managing Complexity in NGS Library Preparation

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