Groggy during the day? Feeling burned out at work? That could put you at increased risk for COVID-19 and more severe illness, a new study suggests.
Mar 23, 2021
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have noticed behavioral changes and academic performance issues in my child since he returned to school in person after the holiday break. Because of COVID-19, he had been attending school virtually. As ...
Mar 15, 2021
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Coffee, cola or an energy drink: caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive substance. Researchers from the University of Basel have now shown in a study that regular caffeine intake can change the gray matter ...
Feb 16, 2021
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Previous studies have linked sleep deprivation and frailty with depression. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that examined their combined effect suggests that short sleep intensifies ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Sleep deprivation may pave the way to cocaine addiction. Too-little sleep can increase the rewarding properties of cocaine, according to new research in mice published in eNeuro.
Nov 2, 2020
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A new study published today in the journal Current Biology suggests that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes could be as important to the regulation of sleep as neurons, the brain's nerve cells.
Sep 24, 2020
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Prolonged sleep deprivation can lead to severe health problems in humans and other animals. But why is sleep so vital to our health? A UCLA-led team of scientists has answered this question and shown for the first time that ...
Sep 18, 2020
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In 2017, world famous distance runner, Ron Hill, ended his record of 52 years and 39 days of consecutive running by taking a day's rest after feeling unwell during one of his runs.
Sep 2, 2020
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Sleep paralysis—a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time visits—could be treated using a technique of meditation-relaxation, suggests ...
Aug 12, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused sleeping difficulties for women with young children, key workers and people of BAME heritage, a new study has found.
Aug 3, 2020
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