The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) research team of Designated Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Hirota, Postdoctoral Fellow Simon Miller, Professor Kenichiro Itami ...

Molecular clocks in our cells synchronize our bodies with the cycle of night and day, cue us for sleep and waking, and drive daily cycles in virtually every aspect of our physiology. Scientists ...

Disruptions to our circadian clocks – the internal molecular timekeepers “ticking” in nearly every cell of our body– can lead to a wide range of health problems, from sleep disturbances to diabetes ...

Frequent travelers are only too familiar with the fact that our bodies keep track of time. We may be able to travel across multiple time zones in just a few hours, but our clock keeps ticking to the ...

The fruit fly clock is generated by four proteins called CLOCK, CYCLE, PERIOD and TIMELESS -- which generate this feedback loop and control the expression of several clock-regulated genes. Using ...