Researchers have identified how a fundamental biological process called protein synthesis is controlled within the body's circadian clock -- the internal mechanism that controls one's daily rhythms.

A gene controlling our biological clocks plays a vital role in regulating human-specific genes important to brain evolution. These findings open new paths of research into how CLOCK proteins produced ...

Recent data suggest that the circadian clock regulates cognitive functions such as memory and mood in a sleep-dependent and sleep-independent manner. Some circadian clock proteins are important ...