Researchers had previously theorized that the loss of transcription and encoding functions in older brains was due to deteriorating
core circadian clocks.
Not exact matches
The expression of
core clock genes is altered in mice lacking the Chrono gene, and the mice have longer
circadian cycles.
To explore whether salt affects the
circadian rhythm of Daphnia, researchers first established that the plankton is governed by a
core set of
clock - control genes that anticipates the day / night cycle.
By studying the stem cells in two types of tissue, namely skin, muscle, and in liver, in young (three months old) and aged (18 to 22 months old) mice every four hours, «we observed that the
core components of the
circadian clock had no changes in their rhythm with age».
According to many studies, besides keeping you awake for longer, late - night caffeine consumption can damage
core components of the cellular
circadian clock and have negative health consequences, especially in the form of cardiovascular problems.
In the initial report, mice harboring a mutation in the
core circadian gene
Clock (termed
Clock mutant mice) were fed a high - fat (HF) diet and observed to develop obesity at a young age, as well as a variety of metabolic and endocrine abnormalities consistent with the metabolic syndrome (2).