Recent Advances in Circadian Rhythms
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Endocrinology and Metabolism Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 893
Editors
Interests: mental health; cardiogenetics; genetic epidemiology; circadian rhythm; molecular biology research
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2. School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: mental health; cardiogenetics; genetic epidemiology; circadian rhythm; molecular biology research
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Circadian rhythms have been shown to regulate various biological processes in multiple species, influencing sleep–wake cycles, hormone secretion, metabolism, immune functions, and behavior. Disruption of these rhythms has been linked to various diseases, including metabolic syndrome, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and psychiatric disorders.
This Special Issue of Biomedicines welcomes contributions of original articles that address molecular and genetic regulation of the circadian clock, chronobiology in health and disease, environmental factors influencing circadian adaptation, chronotherapeutics, time-based treatment strategies, computational modeling and systems biology approaches, and technological innovations in circadian monitoring and manipulation.
The primary objective of this Special Issue is to advance our understanding of the bidirectional relationship between circadian rhythmicity and human health, bridging fundamental mechanisms with clinical applications and filling the knowledge gap. This issue will serve as a platform for interdisciplinary discourse, fostering a deeper appreciation for how chronobiology can inform both the etiology of disease and the development of novel therapeutic strategies. This issue aims to gather contributions from various disciplines, including molecular biology, neuroscience, clinical medicine, and bioengineering.
We cordially invite researchers from around the globe to submit high-impact contributions to this Special Issue. We particularly encourage submissions of original research articles, insightful reviews, and concise communications that report on novel mechanisms, advanced methodologies, and translational findings.
Dr. Ivana Škrlec
Dr. Zrinka Biloglav
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circadian rhythms
- biological clocks
- chronobiology
- sleep–wake regulation
- clock genes
- chronotherapy
- temporal physiology
- circadian misalignment
- molecular chronobiology
- circadian biomarkers
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