/newsroom/taxonomy/term/731/all en /newsroom/channels/news/our-biological-clock-plays-crucial-role-healing-surgery-309815 <p>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 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº-led study shows, for the first time, that circadian clock genes are involved in healing from surgery. Indeed, the researchers demonstrated that<b> </b>anti-inflammatory medications are most effective in promoting post-operative healing and recovery when taken during the active periods of our biological clocks.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:26:20 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 197601 at /newsroom /newsroom/nicolas-cermakian Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23900 at /newsroom