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TL;DR
This editorial summarizes research on how disruptions to circadian rhythms, from artificial light to genetic mutations, impact physiology, behavior, and fitness in various organisms.
Frontiers in Physiology · 4 authors, 5 centres
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This editorial summarizes research on how disruptions to circadian rhythms, from artificial light to genetic mutations, impact physiology, behavior, and fitness in various organisms.
This narrative review summarizes a Research Topic investigating the consequences of circadian desynchrony. It discusses studies in animal models (rats, mice, diurnal sand rats) and cyanobacteria showing that disruption of environmental zeitgebers, like artificial light at night, leads to metabolic dysfunction and other health issues. It also reviews human transcriptomic data from ICU patients indicating disrupted clock output gene expression. Implications suggest potential interventions for human health and wildlife conservation.