Our body is tuned to function in a synchronous manner with a “circadian” or day-and-night rhythm. Alterations to daily lifestyles due to the current stressful routines people follow disrupt the body’s ...

Sally Ferguson receives funding for her research from the ARC, the NHMRC and industry partners in the field. Do we control our body clocks or do those clocks, ticking imperceptibly, control us? It’s ...

Did the holidays mess up your sleep patterns? Maybe you stayed up late ringing in the new year, or changed time zones while traveling. Science journalist Lynne Peeples says the body's circadian ...

If you need to stay awake all night, gradually retraining your internal clock for a week can be a big help. Frequent movement, bright lights, and caffeine can also help. Sometimes the dreaded ...