Clinical Interventions in Aging

A personal hourglass: chronobiology in aging

This Thematic Series explores chronobiology and the impacts of aging, including circadian rhythms, which influence many functions such as hormones, blood pressure, caloric intake, immunity and more. The series also investigates how a healthy lifestyle can affect these circadian rhythms to ensure as healthy aging as possible. Changes in brain structure, the benefit of neuronal plasticity, observable behavior and the benefits of certain treatments are some possible avenues for authors to explore circadian rhythm changes in later life. Furthermore, the Series looks to comorbidities present in aging that can influence chronobiology, the influence of brain mechanisms and trends associated with disease, and the impact of microenvironments in diseases such as cancer.