News tagged with long sleep
Sleep duration associated with higher colorectal cancer risk
A new study is the first to report a significant positive association between long sleep duration and the development of colorectal cancer, especially among individuals who are overweight or snore regularly. The results raise ...
Cancer
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Researchers discover sleep mechanism critical to memory consolidation and find that Ambien enhances the process
(Medical Xpress)—A team of sleep researchers led by UC Riverside psychologist Sara C. Mednick has confirmed the mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate memory and found that a commonly prescribed ...
Neuroscience
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Eat to dream: Study shows dietary nutrients associated with certain sleep patterns
(Medical Xpress)—"You are what you eat," the saying goes, but is what you eat playing a role in how much you sleep? Sleep, like nutrition and physical activity, is a critical determinant of health and well-being. With the ...
Health
Feb 07, 2013 |
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Sweet dreams can spell out improved language skills for youngsters
(Medical Xpress)—A good night's sleep can help children to acquire and retain vocabulary, according to new research by psychologists at the University of York and Sheffield Hallam University.
Health
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Neural interaction in periods of silence
German neurophysiologists have developed a new method to study widespread networks of neurons responsible for our memory.
Neuroscience
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Sleep disturbances hurt memory consolidation
Sleep disturbance negatively impacts the memory consolidation and enhancement that usually occurs with a good night's sleep, according to a study published Mar. 28 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Sleep apnea
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Sleep switch found in fruit flies
Rather than count sheep, drink warm milk or listen to soothing music, many insomniacs probably wish for a switch they could flick to put themselves to sleep.
Neuroscience
Jun 23, 2011 |
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The good life: Good sleepers have better quality of life and less depression
Getting six to nine hours of sleep per night is associated with higher ratings for quality of life and lower ratings for depression, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 14, in Minneapolis, Minn., ...
Health
Jun 14, 2011 |
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