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circadian

[sur-key-dee-uhn] / sɜrˈkeɪ di ən /


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He earned his PhD in 2006 from the Graduate School of Science at Nagoya University, where he studied the circadian clock in cyanobacteria.

From Science Daily

Biological sleep rhythms, known as circadian rhythms, naturally change during adolescence.

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Research published on December 29, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that people with weaker and more irregular circadian rhythms were more likely to develop dementia.

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While metabolic measures remained largely unchanged, the timing of meals did affect circadian rhythms.

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The more blue-white tones in the lighting, and the brighter it is, the more it helps support our circadian rhythms—the biological clocks inside our cells that drive our cycles of sleepiness and wakefulness.

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