Circadian Medicine - 9781118467787

Circadian rhythms, the biological oscillations based around our 24-hour clock, have profound effects on human physiology and healthy cellular function. Circadian Medicine is a wide-ranging foundational text that provides students and researchers with valuable information on the molecular and genetic underpinnings of circadian rhythms and looks at the impacts of disruption in our biological clocks in health and disease.

Circadian Medicine opens with chapters that lay the fundamental groundwork on circadian rhythm biology. The following sections examine the impact of chronobiology on major organ systems and then to the central nervous system. The book then closes with a look at the role of biological rhythms in aging and neurodegeneration.

Written in an accessible and informative style, Circadian Medicine is an invaluable resource and entry point into this fascinating interdisciplinary field that bridges aspects of neuroscience, cell and molecular biology, and physiology.

Introduces key concepts of circadian timekeeping

Considers the evidence that circadian system alters the function of key organ systems including the heart, pancreas, liver and lungs as well as the brain

Looks at the consequences of circadian disruption in aging, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, as well as neurological and psychiatric disorders

Written in an accessible style perfectly suited for classroom use or as an entry point for researchers into the field