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Shedding new light on entrainment of circadian clocks

Scientists have been studying entrainment of circadian rhythms as long as they have studied circadian clocks. Entrainment, the process by which internal rhythms are reset in order to match the period of the entraining cycle, has properties that are common across many life forms. Indeed, theory of entrainment is one of the factors that unites the field of chronobiology, with principles that can apply to all life forms.

ResearchKimberley SimpsonApril 9, 2021circadian clock, circadian rhythm, chronobiology, evolution, JBR

Discovering the Key to Healthy Lighting

Electric light enabled us to conquer the night, but it has come at a significant cost to human health. Over the past 20 years, light exposure at night, and too little light during the day, has been linked to dozens of serious health disorders caused by circadian rhythm disruption

ResearchKimberley SimpsonJuly 20, 2020lighting, circadian rhythm, physiology, light sensitivity, circadian clock, public health