Stress, Dysregulation of Rhythms, and Bipolar Disorder: A Challenging Field of Research

Abstract

Clarifying the mechanisms by which circadian rhythms regulate biology is a central issue in directing life choices in the immediate future and presents an interesting challenge for current scientific research. The importance of this research aspect is well established by the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine awarded in 2017 to Hall, Rosbash, and Young, who uncovered key elements of biological rhythm systems, including those in human bodies. Specifically, their work demonstrated how the biological rhythms of the body align with the Earth’s rhythms.