Having different chronotypes, or being more active in the morning vs. afternoon, may play an important role in preserving muscle mass and strength, and metabolic health, according to a new study.

Get some morning light, when possible, for 20 to 30 minutes. Exposure to bright light first thing in the morning helps ...

Researchers have identified five subtypes of the "early bird" and "night owl" sleep–wake patterns, each associated with ...

You wake up at the crack of dawn and power through mornings at work. By the afternoon, though, you’re crashing. Compare that to your work wife, who struggles to keep her eyes open all morning but ...

Adults who naturally stay up late tend to have poorer heart health profiles than people with typical or early sleep-wake ...

Most people acknowledge that there are two types of sleepers in the world—early birds and night owls—but research has shown that there are actually four or more sleep-wake cycles. The time you ...

Being more active in the morning or afternoon is not just a matter of personal preference. Chronotype, which is each person's ...

The familiar labels "night owl" and "early bird," long used in sleep research, don't fully capture the diversity of human ...

Early to rise makes a person healthy and wise? Not necessarily. Depending on how your body clock is wired, the opposite may be true! Every person's body is set to follow daily patterns, including one ...

If you feel more sluggish during certain times of the day, it could be due to your sleep chronotype. The chronotype affects the body’s natural tendency to be asleep or awake, according to the Sleep ...

(HealthDay News) — Individuals with definite evening chronotype have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), with ...