Scientists have found a link between alcoholic liver disease and the circadian clock - a body clock that regulates 24-hour rhythms across cells which is critical to maintain a normal healthy state. The study using molecular biological approaches and long-term alcohol feeding of experimental mice revealed that the development of fatty liver disease by alcohol abuse is intertwined with disturbances of the normal operation of the 24-hour clock system located in the cells of the liver. (Read: 10 things that can cause liver disease) Importantly this change in the liver clock seems to occur independently from the master clock system
