circadian clock
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He earned his PhD in 2006 from the Graduate School of Science at Nagoya University, where he studied the circadian clock in cyanobacteria.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
Research shows smartphones are particularly disruptive to the circadian clock that regulates sleep and other hormones.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
In the study published in Cell Stem Cell, the team has demonstrated that the skin circadian clock is pivotal in coordinating the daily physiology of this tissue.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
One idea is that consuming food early, in alignment with our circadian rhythm, helps to synchronize our circadian clock.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2023
Adult human cells divide every 18 to 24 hours, and one function of the circadian clock is to tell cells to do that at night to avoid DNA damage from sunlight.
From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023
