Biological Clocks Found All Over Our Bodies

It’s ten o’clock. Do you know where your biological clocks are?  Geezer does. They’re all over you’re body. The Boston Globe reports that scientists have awakened to the possibility that humans have more than one biological clock. In fact, they now see evidence of biological clockworks in the heart, liver, lung, and retina cells. Why do we care? Because research suggests that daily patterns can affect both diseases and their
treatments, and the symptoms of conditions ranging from asthma to cancer
vary by time of day, as does the effectiveness of medical interventions
— though research into peripheral clocks is too preliminary to know
whether they play an active role in disease. Recent studies also indicate that destroying circadian rhythms entirely can
severely compromise health. Animals with no functioning clocks display
many physiological problems, including infertility, high cholesterol,
and conditions that resemble diabetes, obesity, and metabolic disorders.
Read more in the Boston Globe.