 Circadian Rhythm
"Circadian Rhythm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The regular recurrence, in cycles of about 24 hours, of biological processes or activities, such as sensitivity to drugs or environmental and physiological stimuli.
| Descriptor ID |
D002940
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.180.562.190
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| Concept/Terms |
Circadian Rhythm- Circadian Rhythm
- Circadian Rhythms
- Rhythm, Circadian
- Rhythms, Circadian
- Twenty-Four Hour Rhythm
- Rhythm, Twenty-Four Hour
- Rhythms, Twenty-Four Hour
- Twenty Four Hour Rhythm
- Twenty-Four Hour Rhythms
- Nyctohemeral Rhythm
- Nyctohemeral Rhythms
- Rhythm, Nyctohemeral
- Rhythms, Nyctohemeral
- Nycthemeral Rhythm
- Nycthemeral Rhythms
- Rhythm, Nycthemeral
- Rhythms, Nycthemeral
Diurnal Rhythm- Diurnal Rhythm
- Diurnal Rhythms
- Rhythm, Diurnal
- Rhythms, Diurnal
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Circadian Rhythm" by people in this website by year, and whether "Circadian Rhythm" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circadian Rhythm" by people in Profiles.
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Reutrakul S, Simon SL, Wang Q, Manoogian ENC, Panda S, Ryu S, Gao Z, Griffiths C, Helgeson E, Mashek DG, Oldenburg N, Chow LS. Relationship Between Sleep and Meal Timing with Glycemia Parameters in Individuals with Obesity Participating in a Randomized Time-Restricted Eating Study. Nutrients. 2026 Jun 05; 18(11).
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Davis RA, Hemendinger E, Fenstermacher EA, Duffy KA, Thompson JA. Circadian limbic and thalamic beta oscillations drive slow-adapting dual-threshold adaptive deep brain stimulation in Tourette syndrome. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2026 Apr 22; 12(2).
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Monterastelli AJ, Misiunaite I, Eastman CI, Crowley SJ. Late evening room light and sleep restriction reduces the ability of bright morning light to phase advance adolescents' circadian clocks. Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 23; 16(1).
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Olson M, Withrow D, Koelbel M, Southworth G, Phan A, Wright KP, Whisner CM, Petrov ME. What is the nature of sleep and circadian rhythm health on gastrointestinal microbiota? A systematic review of studies in humans. Sleep Med Rev. 2026 Apr; 86:102256.
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Kennedy SJ, Risser DD, Paul BG. Diel expression dynamics in filamentous cyanobacteria. mBio. 2025 Dec 10; 16(12):e0377924.
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van Kessel B, Rinne GR, Okun ML, Coussons-Read M, Dunkel Schetter C, Ross KM. Diurnal cortisol trajectories from mid-pregnancy to one year after birth. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2026 Jan; 183:107664.
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Hartstein LE, Akacem LD, Wright KP, LeBourgeois MK. The Relationship Between Circadian Phase and Sleep Timing in Preschool-Aged Children. J Biol Rhythms. 2026 Feb; 41(1):139-145.
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Lok R, Deshpande N, Nair S, Andrillon T, Gatera G, Hill CM, Cortese S, Chellappa SL. The sleep-circadian connection: pathways to understanding and supporting autistic children and adolescents and those with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2025 Dec; 9(12):868-879.
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Aggarwal B, Gao Y, Alfini A, Azarbarzin A, Anafi RC, Glazer Baron K, Bautch VL, Bowles N, Broussard JL, Brown M, Cheng P, Cook SH, Cortese R, Fernandez FX, Galis Z, Johnson DA, Jelic S, Lipton JO, Lutsey PL, Miao Q, Ordovas JM, Prather AA, Swirski FK, Tasali E, Vargas I, Grandner MA, Lloyd-Jones D. Sleep and circadian rhythms in cardiovascular resilience: mechanisms, implications, and a Roadmap for research and interventions. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2026 02; 23(2):116-130.
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Lok R, Zeitzer JM. Chronotype and Mental Health: Are Late Sleepers More Vulnerable? Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2025 Oct; 27(10):544-552.
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