News tagged with natural cycles


Reviewing alcohol's effects on normal sleep

Sleep is supported by natural cycles of activity in the brain and consists of two basic states: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Typically, people begin the sleep cycle with NREM sleep ...

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Living against the clock: Does loss of daily rhythms cause obesity?

When Thomas Edison tested the first light bulb in 1879, he could never have imagined that his invention could one day contribute to a global obesity epidemic. Electric light allows us to work, rest and play at all hours of ...

Medical research created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows different anesthetics affects sleep cycles in different ways

(Medical Xpress) -- In the ongoing quest to find the exact way that anesthetics interact with the central nervous system, anesthesiology researchers have been examining whether the state induced by anesthetics resembles natural ...

Sleep apnea created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0