circadian rhythm

What will scientists think of next? And why am I not surprised that they waited until the day after April Fool's Day to release this study. The Daily Mail reports that "A jet lag 'brain switch' that controls the body clock may hold the key to a cure for Alzheimer's disease, according to new research." And you've got to love the headline: "Could jet lag make your brain more resilient? Scientists stunned to find fruit flies with constantly changing schedules were LESS likely to get Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's" Study leader Professor Ravi Allada, a circadian rhythms expert at Northwestern ...