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April 19, 2024

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New Origin of Deep Brain Waves Discovered

Apr. 10, 2024 — Biomedical engineering researchers have uncovered a previously unknown source of two key brain waves crucial for deep sleep: slow waves and sleep spindles. Traditionally believed to originate from one brain circuit linking the thalamus and cortex, ...

Research Uncovers Differences Between Men and Women in Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism

Apr. 10, 2024 — A new review of research evidence has explored the key differences in how women and men sleep, variations in their body clocks, and how this affects their ...

Mechanism Found to Determine Which Memories Last

Mar. 28, 2024 — Neuroscientists have established in recent decades the idea that some of each day's experiences are converted by the brain into permanent memories during sleep the same night. Now, a new study proposes a mechanism that determines which memories are ...

Getting Too Little Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure

Mar. 27, 2024 — Sleeping fewer than seven hours is associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure over time, according to a new ...

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Want to Feel Young? Protect Your Sleep

Mar. 27, 2024 — Do you ever find yourself longing for the energy and vitality of your younger years? Feeling young is not just a matter of perception it is actually related to objective health outcomes. Previous ...

Greener Streets Linked to Better Sleep

Mar. 25, 2024 — Living on a greener street or having views of blue spaces from your home may help you sleep for longer. New research across 18 countries found that living on greener streets -- those with visible ...

Five Factors to Ensure an Infant Thrives

Mar. 18, 2024 — Researchers make the case that five 'Thrive Factors' are a key element of healthy human brain, behavioral and cognitive ...

Poor Sleep Linked to Migraine Attacks

Mar. 13, 2024 — A new study has identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks that suggests improving sleep health may diminish migraine attacks in people with ...

Sleep-Wake Rhythm: Fish Change Our Understanding of Sleep Regulation

Mar. 14, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that some fish -- unlike humans -- do not need orexin to stay awake. This molecule was thought to be necessary for normal wake and sleep rhythms in vertebrates. Humans ...

Hope for Treating Sleep Disorders, No Pills Required

Mar. 13, 2024 — Are sleeping pills the only solution for insomnia? Not according to a researcher who says that using self-guided digital behavioral therapy is an alternative solution that should be ...

Researchers Identify Distinct Sleep Types and Their Impact on Long-Term Health

Mar. 12, 2024 — Poor sleep habits are strongly associated with long-term chronic health conditions, according to decades of research. To better understand this ...

Wrist Device That Monitors Activity Could Help Provide Early Warning of Alzheimer's

Mar. 11, 2024 — Monitoring daily activity patterns using a wrist-worn device may detect early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new ...

Blood-Based Marker Developed to Identify Sleep Deprivation

Mar. 10, 2024 — A blood test that can accurately detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours has been ...

Too Little Sleep Raises Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Finds

Mar. 5, 2024 — Adults who sleep only three to five hours per day are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Chronic sleep deprivation cannot be compensated for by healthy eating ...

Disparities in Sleep Health and Insomnia May Begin at a Young Age

Apr. 8, 2024 — Children and teens from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by persistent insomnia symptoms that begin in childhood and continue through young adulthood, according to a ...

Sleep Apnea Symptoms Linked to Memory and Thinking Problems

Mar. 4, 2024 — People who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking problems, according to a preliminary study. The study shows a positive association but did not determine whether ...

Healthy Sleep Needs a Healthy Day: Boost Exercise to Beat Your Bedtime Blues

Mar. 1, 2024 — Early riser or night owl, everyone appreciates a good night's sleep. But despite the best of intentions, quality sleep can elude us, sometimes to the point where it can contribute to serious ...

Neurons Help Flush Waste out of Brain During Sleep

Feb. 28, 2024 — Researchershave found that brain cell activity during sleep is responsible for propelling fluid into, through and out of the brain, cleaning it of ...

Hearing Relaxing Words in Your Sleep Slows Your Heart Down

Feb. 23, 2024 — Researchers have investigated whether the body is truly disconnected from the external world during sleep. To do so, they focused on how heartbeat changes when we hear different words during sleep. ...

Wake-Up Call for Us All to Establish Regular Healthy Sleeping Patterns

Feb. 22, 2024 — It's official. Getting the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep a night is currently out of reach for almost one-third of the population as experts found 31% of adults had average sleep durations ...

Sleep Improves Ability to Recall Complex Events

Feb. 21, 2024 — Sleep helps consolidate our memory of complex associations, thus supporting the ability to complete memories of whole ...

Understanding the Relationship Between Our Sleep, Body Clock and Mental Health

Feb. 19, 2024 — Problems with our sleep and internal body clock can trigger or worsen a range of psychiatric disorders, according to a new review of recent research evidence. The review suggests gaining a better ...

Improving Quality of Life and Sleep in People With Memory Problems Without Using Drugs

Feb. 6, 2024 — A groundbreaking study has shown promising results in improving the quality of life (QOL) and sleep quality in individuals living with memory problems. The research delves into the efficacy of a ...

Can We Predict When a Migraine Attack Will Occur?

Jan. 24, 2024 — Migraine is often underdiagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enough as well as find strategies to prevent attacks. A new study looks at ways to more ...

One of the Keys to Healthy Sleep and Blood Sugar Has Been Found

Jan. 23, 2024 — Researchers have shown that the rare D-form of the amino acid alanine shows a clear circadian rhythm, and is able to affect the circadian clock and regulate gluconeogenesis, a method of glucose ...

Streamlining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia

Jan. 17, 2024 — A combination of cognitive and behavioral strategies, ideally delivered in person by a therapist, maximizes the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), according to new ...

What Happens to Our Online Activity Over the Switches to and from Daylight Saving Time?

Jan. 9, 2024 — Daylight Saving Time (DST) might be influencing our internet habits, according to new ...

Study Reveals New Genetic Link Between Anorexia Nervosa and Being an Early Riser

Jan. 4, 2024 — New research indicates that the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is associated with being an early riser, unlike many other disorders that tend to be evening-based such as depression, binge eating ...

Even in Midlife, Disrupted Sleep Tied to Memory, Thinking Problems Later on

Jan. 4, 2024 — People who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to new research published in the January 3, 2024, online ...

Research Reveals Promising Approach to Enhance Treatment for Sleep Apnea-Related Issues

Jan. 3, 2024 — Researchers explored innovative therapeutic strategies that could greatly advance the understanding and management of OSA-related morbidities. A groundbreaking study provides new insights into the ...

Enlarged Spaces in Infant Brains Linked to Higher Risk of Autism, Sleep Problems

Jan. 2, 2024 — Researchers have found that enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of babies, caused by an accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid, have a 2.2 times greater chance of developing autism later ...

Study Identifies 'Visual System' Protein for Circadian Rhythm Stability

Dec. 28, 2023 — Scientists have identified a protein in the visual system of mice that appears to be key for stabilizing the body's circadian rhythms by buffering the brain's response to light. The finding ...

Light Color Is Less Important for the Internal Clock Than Originally Thought

Dec. 22, 2023 — Light in the evening is thought to be bad for sleep. However, does the color of the light play a role? Researchers compared the influence of different light colors on the human body. The ...

Connection Between Light Levels and Mental Health -- Climate Change Could Also Have an Impact in the Future

Dec. 21, 2023 — In Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in October and November, whereas the number of absences is lower than expected ...