Your brain requires a steady supply of glucose throughout the night, and sophisticated regulatory systems normally keep your ...

I write a lot about sleep for my job, which is a little ironic considering how bad I am at it. I’ve covered what to do if you ...

Most of America "springs forward" Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health.

If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t nod off at night it could be down to your body's internal clock - also known as the circadian rhythm. But what is the circadian rhythm? We all work on a ...

The body’s internal clock may play a role in how much and when teenagers eat, new research suggests. The study found that adolescents who were overweight or obese ate more calories later in the ...

Science journalist Lynne Peeples says the debate over daylight saving time misses the point, and it's more important to make our work days flexible to our individual body clocks. She's the author ...

Human activities affecting body clocks of mammals, study finds All animals are known to have circadian rhythms, or body clocks, regulating activities over a 24-hour period -- also called diel cycle.

The clocks spring forward this weekend, but your body clock might not necessarily make the same leap and the change to Daylight Saving Time (DST) can affect more than just your sleep. While the change ...

It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer.