As well as physical training to prepare, Zanardi spent hours working as his own race engineer, fine-tuning his cycle until it perfectly complemented his body.

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She is also a member of the Bureau's Business Cycle Dating Committee--the body charged with officially determining when a recession has started and ended--experience which will serve her well as she advises me on our current economic challenges.

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Melatonin products are usually synthetic versions of the hormone made naturally by the pineal gland, in the brain, which helps regulate the body's sleep-wake cycle.

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Although a private sector body, the NBER has been dating the business cycle since 1929.

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But in this cycle, the temptation to run may prove strong in the Other Body as well.

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Impairment in the body's internal clock, ultimately disrupting a person's sleep-wake cycle, is just one of the potential symptoms of dementia.

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