“Caloric restriction works by rejuvenating the biological clock in a most powerful way,” says Paolo Sassone-Corsi, director of University of California, Irvine’s Center for Epigenetics & Metabolism. Sassone-Corsi and colleagues studied how aging affects the biological clock’s control of metabolism, and discovered that a low-calorie diet helps keep these energy-regulating processes humming and the body… Continue reading You’ve Probably Heard That a Low-Calorie Diet Slows Aging. Here’s Why!
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Solving the Sleep-Wake Cycle Mystery
Scientists are drawing closer to understanding the biological basis for our patterns of sleeping and waking. Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) have identified the workings of a key pathway for these processes. The pathway that appears to play a key role in regulating the “switch” between wakefulness and sleep.… Continue reading Solving the Sleep-Wake Cycle Mystery
Get a Good Night’s Sleep: Reset Your Biological Clock
Some people are blessed with the ability to sleep anywhere at any time. Others find falling asleep a challenge that worsens with the passing of years. Left unattended, insomnia can become chronic, disabling and eventually even a medical condition. Ronald M. Bazar, author of the book Sleep Secrets: How to Fall Asleep Fast, Beat Fatigue… Continue reading Get a Good Night’s Sleep: Reset Your Biological Clock