Alzheimer’s disease affects over six million people in the United States, disrupting memory, behavior, and sleep. One often-overlooked symptom is a broken circadian rhythm—the body’s ...

1. Damage to the Sleep-Wake Regulation Center Alzheimer’s damages parts of the brain responsible for controlling circadian rhythms—the body’s internal clock that regulates sleep and wake ...

Lithium levels in human and mouse brains influence Alzheimer’s disease effects, but targeted replacement therapy may hold the ...

The study, published in the Journal Cell Metabolism, focused on the link between Alzheimer's and the circadian rhythm by placing a group of mice that had been genetically modified to develop a ...

The progression of Alzheimer’s disease affects different regions of the brain at different stages, which explains why symptoms can vary so dramatically between individuals and why memory isn’t ...

Circadian rhythms and sleep disturbances are deeply intertwined with the progression and management of Parkinson’s disease (PD). These disruptions are increasingly recognized not only as ...

Your circadian rhythm influences mood, metabolism and even how well you respond to medical treatment. Now we finally have the ...

Circadian rhythms create natural daily timing cues in your body that help you focus and be alert during the day and sleep at night—and that is intricately tied to your health.

"APOE4 is the genotype most highly associated with Alzheimer's disease risk, and maybe the people who have that genotype are just more sensitive to the effects of light exposure at night, more ...