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Nov 2026
Tick tock: how the body's circadian clock keeps cardiometabolic rhythm in check.
The circadian clock orchestrates the internal timing of numerous physiological processes through an approximately 24-h cycle. It comprises a hypothalamic central clock, which responds to light cues and entrains peripheral clocks within individual cells and organs that, depending on the tissue, regulate gene expression...
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