The UCSF scientists who identified the two known human genes that promote "natural short sleep"—nightly sleep that lasts just four to six hours but leaves people feeling well-rested—have now discovered a third, and it's ...
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Chronobiologists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, Germany, show in two articles in the journal Science how critical the sleep-wake cycle is for protein and phosphorylation dynamics in synapses to ultimately ...
Oct 11, 2019
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When you're sleep deprived, you tend to reach for doughnuts, fries and pizza. A new Northwestern Medicine study has figured out why you crave more calorie-dense, high-fat foods after a sleepless night—and how to help thwart ...
Oct 9, 2019
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In a study of 245 Stanford physicians, researchers found that a better diet is associated with reduced side effects of sleep deprivation.
Oct 8, 2019
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According to recent research, even mild long-term depressive symptoms among mothers are connected with emotional problems among small children such as hyperactivity, aggressiveness and anxiety.
Sep 24, 2019
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It is well known that individuals who work night shifts or travel often across different time zones have a higher tendency to become overweight and suffer from gut inflammation. The underlying cause for this robust phenomenon ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Synapses in the hippocampus are larger and stronger after sleep deprivation, according to new research in mice published in JNeurosci. Overall, this study supports the idea that sleep may universally weaken synapses that ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Want to do something special for a father on June 16? Try asking him what he finds most rewarding—and most challenging—about being a dad.
Jun 12, 2019
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Strobe lighting at electronic dance music festivals may be linked to a tripling in the risk of epileptic fits in susceptible individuals, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Jun 11, 2019
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Sleep in teenagers can be improved by just one week of limiting their evening exposure to light-emitting screens on phones, tablets and computers, according to findings to be presented in Lyon, at the European Society of ...
May 20, 2019
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