When the main circadian clock in the brain is out of sync with eating rhythms, it impacts the brain’s ability to function fully. (Shutterstock) Elena Koning, Queen’s University, Ontario and Elisa Brietzke, Queen’s University, Ontario Eating is an essential part of human life and it turns out that not only what we eat but when we eat can impact our …
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Massive project on African DNA sets out to close the knowledge gap on mental illness
It has long been recognised that mental disorders can run in families. And often members of such families differ in their symptoms. Getty Images Lukoye Atwoli, Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) and Anne Stevenson, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health In July 2009, a woman brought her husband to the hospital where our colleagues …
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