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CBE FRS FMedSci

Russell Foster

Hometown: Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Specialization: Visual and circadian neurobiology with the main focus on mechanisms whereby light regulates vertebrate circadian rhythms

Publications: Co-author of "Rhythms of Life"

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Russell Grant Foster, CBE, FRS FMedSci (born 1959) is a British professor of circadian neuroscience, the Director of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, and the Head of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi). He is also a Nicholas Kurti Senior Fellow at Brasenose College at the University of Oxford.

Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences

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Expert Insights on Circadian Rhythm & Better Sleep Podcast

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Mar 8, 2024

Mike interviews Professor Russell Foster on the Circadian Rhythm & Sleep.

Expert Insights on Circadian Rhythm & Better Sleep

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Mar 8, 2024

Mike interviews Professor Russell Foster on the Circadian Rhythm & Sleep.

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The biological clock

Life Time: Your Body Clock and Its Essential Roles in Good Health and Sleep

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Biological clocks are embedded in every aspect of human biology, guiding us toward the prime times of day to sleep, eat, think, and work. Award-winning scientist Russell Foster brings decades of study to this journey through the circadian rhythms that dominate our days and nights. He shows how the realities of 24/7 life—including night-shift work, overbooked calendars, and caring for newborns—disrupt the body clock, taking a toll on sleep and on mental and physical health. By dismantling long-standing myths and citing cutting-edge science, Foster empowers readers to get back into rhythm and live healthier, sharper lives: scheduling meals to prevent obesity and diabetes; timing medications to increase their effectiveness; getting better sleep through exposure to natural light; and much more. “If you want to embrace life,” Foster writes, “then embracing biological time will help you do this.

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