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Why living against the clock is a risky business

Living against the clock—working late-night shifts or eating at inappropriate times, for example—can come with real health risks, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes among them. Now, researchers reporting in Current Bi ...

Medical research created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Short-wavelength light increases beneficial stress hormone response in sleep-restricted adolescents

Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), almost ...

Health created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Persistent sensory experience is good for aging brain

Despite a long-held scientific belief that much of the wiring of the brain is fixed by the time of adolescence, a new study shows that changes in sensory experience can cause massive rewiring of the brain, even as one ages. ...

Neuroscience created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0