A Harvard team studying mice found that the brain processes isolation and loneliness like hunger and thirst, highlighting the ...

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Circadian rhythms are endogenous time-keeping mechanisms that regulate physiological processes in response to external light-dark cycles. These ...

Stanford Medicine scientists have tested a naturally occurring molecule; the best part of the study is it cancels the side effects. It has been nicknamed BRP and offers a 'more targeted approach to ...

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