The objective of this review is to provide an overview of intermittent fasting regimens,
summarize the evidence on the health benefits of intermittent fasting, and discuss …

Circadian rhythms are near 24-h patterns of physiology and behaviour that are present
independent of external cues including hormones, body temperature, mood, and sleep …

METHODS As noted above, we present a brief background of this considerable literature on
intermittent fasting in animal models to provide context to the translational research that has …

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, and there is
only a limited explanation of why. Risk is highest in the most industrialized countries but also …

Night shift work has been suspected to increase breast cancer risk but epidemiological
studies have been inconsistent due to heterogeneous assessment of exposure to night …

Abstract Purpose of Review Night work is increasingly common and a necessity in certain
sectors of the modern 24-h society. The embedded exposure to light-at-night, which …

Objectives Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour are associated with higher breast
cancer risk in observational studies, but ascribing causality is difficult. Mendelian …

Most physiological processes in our body oscillate in a daily fashion. These include cerebral
activity (sleep-wake cycles), metabolism and energy homeostasis, heart rate, blood …

Abstract Background The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has
classified shift work as a possible human carcinogen. The results of systematic on this topic …

Purpose Shift work, short sleep duration, employment as a flight attendant, and exposure to
light at night, all potential causes of circadian disruption, have been inconsistently …