A new book explores what makes our internal clocks tick and how we can reset them for the better. Science journalist Lynee Peeples spoke with some 240 scientists, chronobiologists, athletes ...

But modern insults like artificial light, contrived time zones, and late-night meals can wreak havoc on your internal clocks. Lynne Peeples, science journalist and author of "The Inner Clock ...

What Are Circadian Rhythm Disorders? A circadian rhythm is your body’s internal 24-hour clock, and it controls your sleep-wake cycle and other body processes, such as eating and digestion.

Sundowning is a temporary state of confusion triggered in the late afternoon or evening. Up to 66% of people with dementia may experience sundowning. Sundowning may lead to faster cognitive ...

Sunrise alarm clocks mimic the gradually brightening light of the sun to ease you out of sleep. Think of it as a biological hack. “We evolved to align our sleep-wake cycles with the sun ...

As convenient as it might be to use your phone as an alarm clock, standalone alarm clocks come with all kinds of features that can make waking up — or even going to sleep — a little less painful.

If your answer to that is "me," I challenge you with a new way of waking up: Try the natural increase of light that a sunrise alarm clock can provide. If you're looking to ditch the phone alarm ...

It could also be better for our circadian rhythm, otherwise known as our internal clocks, which can contribute to other health factors like blood pressure, heart rate and cortisol levels ...

The Farmer's Almanac points out that the practice even inhibits farmers who work with animals since livestock only know internal clocks based on sunrise and sunset. In reality, the practice of ...

"Circadian rhythms reflect our body's internal clocks that control the activity and timing of bodily functions, including our sleep-wake cycle," says Flinders University sleep researcher Dr Hannah ...

Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) Pets can also be slow to adjust to the time shift, and it can be counterintuitive to their internal clocks. Daylight saving time is not just a ...

The twice-annual changing of the clocks will happen on Sunday, Nov. 3 as the clocks "fall back" an hour, a tradition that is observed by most, but not all Americans. The opposite will happen in ...