#circadian — Public Fediverse posts

Switching to permanent #standardtime would prevent about 300,000 cases of #stroke per year and result in 2.6 million fewer people with #obesity by better aligning #circadianrhythms with natural light.
"We found that staying in standard time or staying in #daylightsavingtime is definitely better than switching twice a year," senior researcher #JamieZeitzer said.
An out-of-sync #circadian cycle has been linked with many different poor #health outcomes, researchers said.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-09-16/permanent-standard-time-could-cut-strokes-obesity-among-americans

#November 26, 1678
#OTD Birth of Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, #French #Chronobiologist.

In 1729, Mairan proved that #Plants had a #Circadian rhythm by putting a #Mimosa pudica plant - the #Heliotrope - in constant darkness in a cupboard. Then he recorded the plant's natural #Rhythm of
opening & closing its leaves - even without access to #Sunlight.

Mairan's work established the foundation for #Chronobiology or the internal circadian clock.

#Gardening #Garden #Nature #GardenersofMastodon