"Circadian Rhythm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				The regular recurrence, in cycles of about 24 hours, of biological processes or activities, such as sensitivity to drugs or environmental and physiological stimuli.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D002940 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | G07.180.562.190 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Circadian RhythmCircadian RhythmCircadian RhythmsRhythm, CircadianRhythms, CircadianTwenty-Four Hour RhythmRhythm, Twenty-Four HourRhythms, Twenty-Four HourTwenty Four Hour RhythmTwenty-Four Hour RhythmsNyctohemeral RhythmNyctohemeral RhythmsRhythm, NyctohemeralRhythms, NyctohemeralNycthemeral RhythmNycthemeral RhythmsRhythm, NycthemeralRhythms, Nycthemeral
 Diurnal RhythmDiurnal RhythmDiurnal RhythmsRhythm, DiurnalRhythms, Diurnal
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 
| 1998 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 
| 2007 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 
| 2014 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 
| 2020 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Circadian Rhythm" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Genetics-nutrition interactions control diurnal enhancer-promoter dynamics and liver lipid metabolism. Cell Metab. 2025 Oct 07; 37(10):1961-1979.e7. 
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								Rare variants in BMAL1 are associated with a neurodevelopmental syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Aug 05; 122(31):e2427085122. 
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								Muscle Rev-erb controls time-dependent adaptations to chronic exercise in mice. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 01; 16(1):5708. 
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								Big data approaches for novel mechanistic insights on sleep and circadian rhythms: a workshop summary. Sleep. 2025 Jun 13; 48(6). 
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								A light-regulated circadian timer optimizes neutrophil bactericidal activity to boost daytime immunity. Sci Immunol. 2025 05 23; 10(107):eadn3080. 
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								Human genetic variation determines 24-hour rhythmic gene expression and disease risk. Nat Commun. 2025 May 08; 16(1):4270. 
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								Associations of maternal night shift work during pregnancy with DNA methylation in offspring: a meta-analysis in the PACE consortium. Clin Epigenetics. 2025 Jan 22; 17(1):12. 
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								Steroid Profiling and Circadian Cortisol Secretion in Patients With Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion: A Cross-sectional Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan 21; 110(2):542-553. 
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								Procedure time-of-day effects on postoperative opioid requirements in children. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2025 Jan; 69(1):e14551. 
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								Associations of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements With High-Sensitivity Troponin and Natriuretic Peptide Levels in SPRINT. Am J Hypertens. 2024 07 15; 37(8):571-579.