The various non-standard schedules required of shift workers force abrupt changes in the
timing of sleep and light-dark exposure. These changes result in disturbances of the …

Circadian disruption is pervasive and can occur at multiple organizational levels,
contributing to poor health outcomes at individual and population levels. Evidence points to …

To accommodate daily recurring environmental changes, animals show cyclic variations in
behaviour and physiology, which include prominent behavioural states such as sleep–wake …

Insulin resistance is a main determinant in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a
major cause of morbidity and mortality. The circadian timing system consists of a central …

The steep rise of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated complications go along
with mounting evidence of clinically important sex and gender differences. T2DM is more …

Being a morning person is a behavioural indicator of a person's underlying circadian rhythm.
Using genome-wide data from 697,828 UK Biobank and 23andMe participants we increase …

The human circadian system has a period of approximately 24 h and studies on the
consequences of “chornodisruption” have greatly expanded. Lifestyle and environmental …

Context Recent studies show that dietary habits and obesity seem to be influenced by
chronotype, which reflects an individual's preference for the timing of sleeping, eating, and …

Later chronotype (ie evening preference) and later timing of sleep have been associated
with greater morbidity, including higher rates of metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular …

Disrupted circadian rhythms and reduced sleep duration are associated with several human
diseases, particularly obesity and type 2 diabetes, but until recently, little was known about …