Your daily rhythm may matter more for brain health than previously thought. Older adults with weaker, more disrupted activity ...

And those who experienced peak activity later in the afternoon — from 2:15 p.m. onward — had a 45% higher risk of dementia ...

“Changes in circadian rhythms happen with aging, and evidence suggests that circadian rhythm disturbances may be a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases like dementia,” said Dr. Wang.

A recent study in Neurology reveals that weaker, more fragmented circadian rhythms are linked to an increased dementia risk.

As anticipation builds for the longer days that follow this weekend’s switch to daylight savings time, the moment seemed ideal to turn to one of the nation’s leading circadian-rhythms researchers, UC ...

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Physicists uncover a universal limit on timekeeping precision, proving that anything from heartbeats to ocean waves can be a ...