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Season 4 – Episode 1: Why biological timing matters in medicine

Season 4 – Episode 1: Why biological timing matters in medicine

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Light O'Clock

30 Episoden

A podcast on light and your body clock

Wissenschaft Gesundheit & Fitness

Podcaster

mspitschan

In the first episode of Season 4, we start with the foundations
of circadian medicine.

Together with our guest Henrik Oster, we take a tour through the
circadian system and ask what biological timing has to do with
health and disease. We discuss how the body coordinates different
physiological and behavioural functions across the 24-hour day,
what can happen when internal rhythms become disrupted, and why
timing may matter in medicine.

We then introduce three key ideas in circadian
medicine: exploiting the clock to
optimise the timing of treatments, targeting the
clock as part of therapy,
and detecting the clock to better
personalise healthcare. Finally, we examine the current state of
the field, the challenges of integrating circadian principles
into clinical practice, and the future of circadian medicine.

This episode sets the stage for the rest of the season, where we
will explore specific areas of circadian medicine in more detail
– from vaccines and cancer care to neonatal health, metabolism,
exercise, and shift work. Stay tuned!