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Phrases with «circadian clock»

A circadian clock is like an internal biological clock that tells your body when to wake up and when to sleep. It helps regulate your daily rhythm and controls important functions like your sleep patterns, hormone levels, and body temperature. Full definition

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  • The role of circadian clocks in modulating nutrient responses. (buckinstitute.org)
  • «The results are profound, for a number of different reasons,» says Steven Kay, a geneticist at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, who studies circadian clocks in plants. (sciencemag.org)
  • «Important metabolic functions are also heavily influenced by circadian clocks, which is why activities such as chronic night - shift work — which can cause a misalignment of this clock — increase one's risk for metabolic and autoimmune diseases such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cancer and multiple sclerosis,» said Dr. Akassoglou. (gladstone.org)
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