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If you have just had knee, shoulder or hip surgery, you may want to take anti-inflammatories in the morning or at noon, but not at night. A McGill-led study shows, for the first time, that circadian clock genes are involved in healing from surgery. Indeed, the researchers demonstrated that anti-inflammatory medications are most effective in promoting post-operative healing and recovery when taken during the active periods of our biological clocks.

Classified as: Faculty of Dentistry, surgery, circadian clock, circadian rhythms, anti-inflammatory medication
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Published on: 21 Jan 2020
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