Muscle cells contain their own circadian clocks and disrupting them with shift work can have a profound impact on aging, according to new research.

Zebrafish lacking a functional muscle clock showed signs of premature aging at two years. They were shorter, weighed less, swam less frequently and at slower speeds.

Muscle cells contain their own circadian clocks and disrupting them with shift work can have a profound impact on aging, ...

A group of researchers in the lab of Prof. Lucía Chávez Gutiérrez (VIB-KU Leuven) has unraveled the genetic contributions to ...